The Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394 (2016 population: 1,114) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4. At 12,462 km (4,812 sq mi) in area, it is the largest rural municipality in Saskatchewan. It is in the northeast-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 incorporated as a rural municipality on May 1, 1977.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Hudson Bay

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

• Elbow Lake
• Erwood
• Little Swan River

Localities

• Akosane
• Bertwell
• Etomami
• Hudson Bay Junction
• Reserve
• Veillardville

The RM also surrounds several First Nations communities.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 had a population of 1,145 living in 494 of its 849 total private dwellings, a change of 4.9% from its 2016 population of 1,092. With a land area of 12,399.12 km (4,787.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km (0.2/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 recorded a population of 1,114 living in 485 of its 852 total private dwellings, a -0.7% change from its 2011 population of 1,122. With a land area of 12,462.61 km (4,811.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km (0.2/sq mi) in 2016. It is the least densely populated rural municipality in Saskatchewan.

Government

The RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Neal Hardy while its administrator is Tracy Smith. The RM's office is located in Hudson Bay.

Transportation

Rail

• Hudson Bay Branch C.N.R. - serves Hudson Bay Junction, Wachee, Ceba, Chemong)
• Swan River - Prince Albert Branch C.N.R. - serves Baden, Powell, Barrows Junction, Westgate, Roscoe, Erwood, Hudson Bay Junction, Greenbush, Prairie River, Bannock, Mistatim, Peesane, Crooked River, Eldersley, Tisdale, Valparaiso

Preceding station	Via Rail			Following station
Hudson Bay toward Churchill		Winnipeg–Churchill		Endeavour toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station	Canadian National Railway			Following station
Bertwell toward Hudson Bay Junction		Regina – Hudson Bay Junction		Tallpines toward Regina

Roads

• Highway 3—serves Hudson Bay and Erwood
• Highway 9—serves Hudson Bay
• Highway 55—Comes near Shoal Lake First Nation and Red Earth First Nation
• Highway 980—serves Woody River Recreation Site
• Highway 981—serves Erwood
• Highway 982 (Little Swan Road)—connects Hudson Bay and Swan Plain, Saskatchewan
• Highway 983 (McBride Lake Road)—serves Reserve

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan