Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394

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 km² (4,812 sq mi) in area, it is the largest rural municipality in Saskatchewan. It is in the northeast-central portion of the province.

Hudson Bay No. 394
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394
Hudson Bay Erwood Smoking Tent Veillardville Clemenceau Elbow Lake Little Swan River Ceba Chemong Otosquen Cantyre Shoal Lake Cree Nation Red Earth First Nation
Location of the RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 53.137°N 102.206°W / 53.137; -102.206[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	14
SARM division	4
Federal riding	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Yorkton—Melville
Provincial riding	Carrot River Valley
Formed[2]	May 1, 1977
Government [3]
• Reeve	Neal Hardy
• Governing body	RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 Council
• Administrator	Tracy Smith
• Office location	Hudson Bay
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	12,462.61 km2 (4,811.84 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	1,114
• Density	0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0E 0Y0
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 incorporated as a rural municipality on May 1, 1977.^[2]

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^[5]

• Elbow Lake
• Erwood
• Little Swan River

Localities

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

The RM also surrounds several First Nations communities.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	2,224	—
1986	2,100	−5.6%
1991	1,889	−10.0%
1996	1,577	−16.5%
2001	1,492	−5.4%
2006	1,359	−8.9%
2011	1,122	−17.4%
2016	1,114	−0.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

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 km² (4,787.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km² (0.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

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 km² (4,811.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km² (0.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[4] 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.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Neal Hardy while its administrator is Tracy Smith.^[3] The RM's office is located in Hudson Bay.^[3]

Transportation

Rail^[9]

• 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^[10]

• 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

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Hudson Bay No. 394". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
9. Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
10. Eversoft Streets and Trips