Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Hoodoo No. 401
|official_name = Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401
|settlement_type = Rural municipality
|other_name =
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|image_caption =
|imagesize = 200
|image_map = SK RM 401 Hoodoo.svg
|mapsize = 200
|map_caption = Location of the RM of Hoodoo No. 401 in Saskatchewan
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 =
|subdivision_type3 = Census division
|subdivision_name3 = 15
|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
|subdivision_name4 = 5
|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding
|subdivision_name5 =
|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding
|subdivision_name6 =
|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2419 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Hoodoo No. 401 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}
|leader_title = Reeve
|leader_name = Derreck Kolla
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = RM of Hoodoo No. 401 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Madsine Madsen
|leader_title3 = Office location
|leader_name3 = Cudworth
|leader_title4 =
|leader_name4 =
|established_title = Formed ({{abbr|LID|Local improvement district}})
|established_date =
|established_title2 = Formed
|established_date2 = January 1, 1913
|established_title3 = Name change
|established_date3 =
|established_title4 = Name change
|established_date4 =
|established_title5 = Amalgamated
|established_date5 =
|area_land_km2 = 810.58
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 675
|population_density_km2 = 0.8
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|52.568|N|105.678|W|region:CA-SK_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}{{cite web | url=http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_csv_eng/ | title=Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip) | publisher=Government of Canada | date=July 24, 2019 | access-date=May 23, 2020}}
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code =
|area_code = 306 and 639
|blank_name = Highway(s)
|blank_info = Highway 2
Highway 41
Highway 777
|blank1_name = Railway(s)
|blank1_info =
|blank2_name = Waterway(s)
|blank2_info = Wakaw Lake
Arthur Lake
Marie Lake
Boucher Lake
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
The Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401 (2016 population: {{nts|675}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5.
History
The RM of Hoodoo No. 401 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha |title=Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical) | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421074230/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha | archive-date=April 21, 2011}}
Geography
= Communities and localities =
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Organized hamlets{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/100183/formats/110537/download | title=2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 4, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
;Localities
Demographics
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{{Historical populations
| title = Population history
(1981–2016)
| type = Canada
| align = right
| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020}}
|1981|856
|1986|824
|1991|699
|1996|676
|2001|701
|2006|804
|2011|706
|2016|675
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Hoodoo No. 401 had a population of {{val|802|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|367|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|824|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:802-675}}|675|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|675|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|786.69|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|802|786.69|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 13, 2022}}
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Hoodoo No. 401 recorded a population of {{nts|675}} living in {{nts|293}} of its {{nts|802}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:675-706}}|706|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|706}}. With a land area of {{convert|810.58|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|675|810.58|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 1, 2020}}
Attractions
Government
The RM of Hoodoo No. 401 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Derreck Kolla while its administrator is Madsine Madsen. The RM's office is located in Cudworth.
Transportation
See also
References
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