Rural Municipality of Kinistino No. 459

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 SARM Division No. 5.

History
The RM of Kinistino No. 459 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

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 $604$ living in $220$ of its $255$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $554$. With a land area of 921.69 km2, 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 NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 948.46 km2, 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