The Rural Municipality of Kinistino No. 459 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5.
History The RM of Kinistino No. 459 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.
Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Towns Kinistino
Villages Weldon
Localities Brockington Fort a la Corne North Star Pahonan Pine Bluff
A reserves of the James Smith First Nation is also surrounded by the RM.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Kinistino No. 459 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Kinistino No. 459 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Attractions Kinistino District Pioneer Museum Fort à la Corne Provincial Forest Fort de la Corne
Government The RM of Kinistino No. 459 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Vance Shmyr while its administrator is Jacquelynne Mann. The RM's office is located in Kinistino.
Transportation Saskatchewan Highway 3 Saskatchewan Highway 682 Saskatchewan Highway 778 Saskatchewan Highway 789 Canadian National Railway Weldon Ferry
See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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