Hoodoo No. 401 is a rural municipality in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, located in the Census Division 15

Division No. 15, Saskatchewan

Division No. 15, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the north-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Prince Albert....

. The seat of the municipality is located in the Town of Cudworth

Cudworth, Saskatchewan

- Notable residents :* Gerry Ehman* Orland Kurtenbach* Kirk Medernach - References :...

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Demographics

In 2006, the Rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 had a population of 804 in 774 dwellings, a 14.7% increase from 2001. On a surface of 810.61 km² it has a density of 1.0 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipality:

Towns

• Wakaw
  Wakaw, Saskatchewan
  -History:Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925; Diefenbaker's...
  
  
• Cudworth
  Cudworth, Saskatchewan
  - Notable residents :* Gerry Ehman* Orland Kurtenbach* Kirk Medernach - References :...
  
   - Seat of municipality.

Resort Villages

• Wakaw Lake

Organized Hamlets

• Balone Beach
  Balone Beach, Saskatchewan
  Balone Beach is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 17 in the Canada 2006 Census....
  
  
• Cudsaskwa Beach
  Cudsaskwa Beach, Saskatchewan
  Cudsaskwa Beach is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 30 in the Canada 2006 Census....
  
  

Hamlets

• Berard Beach
  Berard Beach, Saskatchewan
  Berard Beach is a hamlet on the eastern shore of Wakaw Lake in Hoodoo No. 401, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located about 6km north of Highway 41 approximately 12km east of the Town of Wakaw.-External links:...
  
  
• Domremy Beach
  Domremy Beach, Saskatchewan
  Domremy Beach is a hamlet on the northern shore of Wakaw Lake in Hoodoo No. 401, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located about 15km east of Highway 2 on Township road 432, approximately 20km east of the Town of Wakaw.-External links:...
  
  
• Ens
  Ens, Saskatchewan
  Ens is a hamlet in Hoodoo No. 401, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located at the intersections of Highway 2 and Township road 432, approximately 8km north of the Town of Wakaw.-External links:...
  
  
• Leofnard
  Leofnard, Saskatchewan
  Leofnard is a hamlet in Hoodoo No. 401, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located east of the intersections of Highway 2 and Township road 414 on township road 414, approximately 15km south of the Town of Wakaw.-External links:...
  
  
• Lepine
  Lepine, Saskatchewan
  Lepine is a hamlet in Hoodoo No. 401, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located at along Highway 41 approximately 50 minutes north of the City of Saskatoon.-External links:...
  
  
• Nelson Beach
• Nickorick Beach
  Nickorick Beach, Saskatchewan
  Nickorick Beach is a hamlet on the southern shore of Wakaw Lake in Hoodoo No. 401, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located north of the intersections of Highway 41 and Range road 260 on Range road 260, approximately 10km north of the Town of Wakaw....
  
  

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 2
  Saskatchewan Highway 2
  Highway 2 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the longest Saskatchewan Highway, at 809 km . The highway is partially divided and undivided. However, only about near Moose Jaw, near Chamberlain, and near Prince Albert are divided highway...
  
  
• Saskatchewan Highway 41
  Saskatchewan Highway 41
  Highway 41 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 5 in Saskatoon to Highway 6/Highway 3 in Melfort. Highway 41 is about . long....
  
  
• Saskatchewan Highway 777
• Cudworth Municipal Airport
  Cudworth Municipal Airport
  Cudworth Municipal Airport, , is located adjacent to Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
  
  
• Cudworth Airport
  Cudworth Airport
  Cudworth Airport, , was located west southwest of Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
  
  
• WRI Railway

Attractions

• Wakaw Lake
  Wakaw Lake
  Wakaw Lake is a lake near Wakaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a 45 minute drive northeast of the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and about an equal distance south of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It takes its name from a Cree word meaning "crooked."...
  
  
• Wakaw Heritage Museum
• Wakaw Lake Regional Park
• Prud'homme Providence Museum
• Lucien Lake Regional Park
• Dana Provincial Recreation Site

External links

• Municipal Affairs - Hillsdale No. 440