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.
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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 km2 (4,787.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km2 (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 km2 (4,811.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km2 (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 CNR — serves Hudson Bay Junction, Wachee, Ceba, Chemong)
Swan River — Prince Albert Branch CNR — serves Baden, Powell, Barrows Junction, Westgate, Roscoe, Erwood, Hudson Bay Junction, Greenbush, Prairie River, Bannock, Mistatim, Peesane, Crooked River, Eldersley, Tisdale, Valparaiso
Reserve station in Reserve is served by the Winnipeg-Churchill train.
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