| Frenchman Butte No. 501 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Image Map1: | SK RM 501 Frenchman Butte.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location of the RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 in Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 17 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 6 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Barbara Bonnie Mills-Midgley |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Mae Rotsey |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Paradise Hill |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1954 |
| Established Title3: | Name change |
| Established Title4: | Name change |
| Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
| Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Area Land Km2: | 1927.39 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1494 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.8 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 53.628°N -109.446°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and Division No. 6.
The RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1954.[2] It was formed through the amalgamation of the RMs of Paradise Hill No. 501 and North Star No. 531 on December 31, 1953.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
The RM also surrounds Seekaskootch First Nation Indian Reserve No. 119 and borders Makaoo 120.[4]
Deer Creek Recreation Site [5] is a provincial recreation park along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. It is adjacent to Deer Creek Bridge, which carries Highway 3 across the river. The park is on both sides of the river with the north side being in the RM of Frenchman Butte and the southern side in the RM of Britannia. Deer Creek Recreation Site is in size, has access to the river for fishing and boating, and has a rustic campground.[6] [7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1902.15km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1927.39km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[9]
The RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Barbara Bonnie Mills-Midgley while its administrator is Mae Rotsey.[1] The RM's office is located in Paradise Hill.[1]