Blaine Lake No. 434 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Blaine Lake extends east to the North Saskatchewan River and north to the village of Marcelin. Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

 in SARM Division No. 5

SARM Division No. 5

SARM Division No. 5 is a division of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities within the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the north central area of the province. There are 57 rural municipalities in this division. The current Director for Division 5 is Murray...

. The town of Blaine Lake

Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan

Blaine Lake is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is situated 80 kilometers north of Saskatoon at the junction of Saskatchewan Highway 12 and 40....

 and the village of Marcelin

Marcelin, Saskatchewan

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 lie within the geographical borders of Blaine Lake No. 434, but are technically not part of the rural municipality.

Demographics

The municipality is mainly inhabited by Eastern European immigrants and the descendants of English and American settlers. The Doukhobor

Doukhobor

The Doukhobors or Dukhobors , earlierDukhobortsy are a group of Russian origin.The Doukhobors were one of the sects - later defined as a religious philosophy, ethnic group, social movement, or simply a "way of life" - known generically as Spiritual Christianity. The origin of the Doukhobors is...

s make up a small but concentrated part of the population.

History

The story of Sgt John Wilson: One of Canada’s most sensational murders took place close to Blaine Lake in 1917. The only Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...

 officer ever to be hanged for murder, Sgt John Wilson killed his wife, Polly Wilson, and his unborn child, to marry Jessie Patterson of Blaine Lake. They wed two days after his wife's murder. Polly Wilson had traveled to Canada from Scotland, leaving behind two children, and was pregnant with a third when she was killed. Her body was discovered in a culvert near Waldheim.

Statistics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

:
Population in 2001: 325

• Population in 2006: 302
• %Change (2001-2006): -7.1
• Dwellings: 142
• Total private dwellings:127
• Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 127

According to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry:

• Generic term Rural Municipality
• Description E. of North Battleford
• Latitude 524500
• Longitude 1065000
• Ecozone Prairie
• Drainage Region North Saskatchewan
• Area (km².): 799.89
• Density (persons per km².): 0.4

External links

• Census Canada - Census 2006

• Saskbiz-community profiles


• Geographical Location Canadian Environmental Assessment
http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/LocationInfo_e.cfm?GeoID=5297&CEAR_

• Map of Blaine Lake No. 434 at Statcan