Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan

The Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan initially began as a 3 by 3 township geographical area. Frenchman Butte No. 501 became a huge rural municipality absorbing both the original Rural Municipalities of North Star No. 531 on December 31, 1953 and Rural Municipality 532. Frenchman Butte No. 501 completely surrounds Seekaskooch First Nation Indian Reserve No. 119, and borders on Makaoo No. 120.

[ [http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/rmboundchange.html Municipal Relations Division - RM Boundary Changes] ]

Population

As of the census in 2001, there were 1,322 people living in the Frenchman Butte No. 501

tatistics

According to the Canada 2001 Census:
*Population: 1,322
*% Change (1996-2001): - 0.7
*Dwellings: 519
*Area (km²): 1,975.70
*Density (persons per km²): 0.7

Urban Communities in the RM

*Fort Pitt
*Frenchman Butte
*Harlan
*Onion Lake
*Paradise Hill
*St. Walburg

Have all been communities in this RM.

askatchewan Railways and Railway Stations

(historic or current)

*North Battleford - Turtleford Branch C.N.R -- serves North Battleford, Hamlin, Prince, Meota, Vawn, Edam, Longstaff, Mervin, Turtleford, Cleeves, Spruce Lake, St. Walburg,

[ [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.] ]

askatchewan Highways and Roads

:"For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial highways:"For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial roads

*Highway 797 -- serves Fort Pitt and Onion Lake and Frenchman Butte

*Highway 21 --

*Highway 26 -- intersects Highway 3

*Highway 795 --

*Highway 3 -- serves Paradise Hill

[Eversoft Streets and Trips ]

ee also

*List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=832 Sask Bix Frenchman Butte No. 501]
* [http://www.sarm.ca Sarm]
* [http://www.rd.gov.sk.ca/ Saskatchewan Rural Development]
* [http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2544 RM Government from Municipal Directory System]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~sklloydm/ Lloydminster Gen Web]

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ThisRM = Frenchman Butte No. 501
NorthRM = Loon Lake No. 561, Saskatchewan
WestRM = Britannia No. 502, Saskatchewan and Alberta
EastRM = Mervin No. 499, Saskatchewan
SouthRM = Eldon No. 471, Saskatchewan