The Rural Municipality of Cut Knife No. 439 (2016 population: 364) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Cut Knife No. 439 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Cut Knife

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Special service areas

• Rockhaven (dissolved as a village, December 31, 2007)

Localities

• Cutoff Junction
• Gallivan
• Rosemound
• Tatsfield
• Wilbert

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Cut Knife No. 439 had a population of 415 living in 179 of its 364 total private dwellings, a change of 14% from its 2016 population of 364. With a land area of 651.33 km (251.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km (1.7/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Cut Knife No. 439 recorded a population of 364 living in 163 of its 370 total private dwellings, a 1.4% change from its 2011 population of 359. With a land area of 653 km (252 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km (1.4/sq mi) in 2016.

Attractions

• Clayton McLain Memorial Museum
• World's Largest Tomahawk
• Chief Poundmaker Historical Center
• Atton Lake Regional Park
• Table Mountain Regional Park

Government

The RM of Cut Knife No. 439 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 Brett Robertson while its administrator is Don McCallum. The RM's office is located in Cut Knife.

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 21
• Saskatchewan Highway 40
• Saskatchewan Highway 674
• Canadian Pacific Railway
• Cut Knife Airport

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan