Cut Knife is a town located in the Canadian provinceofSaskatchewanonHighway 40, northwest of Saskatoon and 55 km (34 miles) west of North Battleford. The population of Cut Knife in 2011 was 517.
Cut Knife
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Town
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Battle of Cut Knife Creek
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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 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural municipality | Cut Knife |
Post Office established: | 1905-11-01 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gwenn Kaye |
• Administrator | Jennifer King |
Area | |
• Total | 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
Population
(2016)[1]
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• Total | 573 |
• Density | 259.3/km2 (672/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
Postal code |
S0M 0N0
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Highways | ![]() |
Website | Official website |
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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 north-west of the town.[4]
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.
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]
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 547 (-4.5% from 2016) | 517 (-2.8% from 2006) |
Land area | 1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi) | 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
Population density | 290.6/km2 (753/sq mi) | 259.3/km2 (672/sq mi) |
Median age | 40.8 (M: 38.0, F: 46.0) | 46.9 (M: 46.7, F: 47.3) |
Private dwellings | 259 (total) 222 (occupied) | 258 (total) |
Median household income | $66,000 |
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.