Cut Knife, Saskatchewan

Cut Knife
Town
Battle of Cut Knife Creek
Battle of Cut Knife Creek
Cut Knife is located in Saskatchewan
Cut Knife
Cut Knife
Location of Cut Knife in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°44′44″N 109°01′14″W / 52.74556°N 109.02056°W / 52.74556; -109.02056
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityCut Knife
Post Office established:1905-11-01
Government
 • MayorGwenn Kaye
 • AdministratorJennifer King
Area
 • Total
1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
573
 • Density259.3/km2 (672/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
Postal code
S0M 0N0
Highways Highway 40
WebsiteOfficial website
[2][3]

Cut Knife is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan on Highway 40, northwest of Saskatoon and 55 km (34 mi) west of North Battleford. The population of Cut Knife in 2011 was 517.

Nearby are Poundmaker Cree Nation and Little Pine First Nation to the north in Paynton, Sweetgrass First Nation to the east, and Hillsvale Hutterite Colony to the northwest of the town.[4]

History

Cut Knife is named after Cut Knife Hill (now called Chief Poundmaker Hill) situated on the Poundmaker reserve. The hill was named after a Sarcee chief killed nearby by the Cree in the 1840s.[4][5]

The town is close to the site of the Battle of Cut Knife which occurred during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cut Knife had a population of 547 living in 222 of its 259 total private dwellings, a change of -4.5% from its 2016 population of 573. With a land area of 1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 291.0/km2 (753.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Canada census – Cut Knife community profile
20212011
Population547 (-4.5% from 2016)517 (-2.8% from 2006)
Land area1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi)1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population density290.6/km2 (753/sq mi)259.3/km2 (672/sq mi)
Median age40.8 (M: 38.0, F: 46.0)46.9 (M: 46.7, F: 47.3)
Private dwellings259 (total)  222 (occupied)258 (total) 
Median household income$66,000
References: 2021[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]

Attractions

At Cut Knife is the "World's Largest Tomahawk", the Poundmaker Historical Centre and the Big Bear monument. There is also now, correctly located, a cairn erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada upon Cut Knife Hill overlooking the Poundmaker Battle site and Battle River valley.[5][11][12]

The tomahawk is located in the Tomahawk Park next to the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum. It was built in 1971 as a symbol of unity and friendship with the First Nations of the area.[4][5] It was designed in 1970 by UMA Engineering of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Town of Cut Knife website". Town of Cut Knife. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b c McLennan, David (2006). "Cut Knife". Canadian Plains Research Center University of Regina. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  8. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  9. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  10. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ Brown., Brian M (4 July 2002). "Poundmaker Historical Centre and Big Bear monument". Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  12. ^ Yanciw, David (10 August 2001). "Town of Cut Knife, Saskatchewan". Big Things of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.