The Rural Municipality of Birch Hills No. 460 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province on Highway 3 southeast of Prince Albert and north of Saskatoon. History The RM of Birch Hills No. 460 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. The RM's name comes from all of the hills to the south and east and the abundance of birch trees which once covered the area. Geography The RM is part of the aspen parkland biome. Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. Towns Birch Hills The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. Organized hamlets Brancepeth Hagen The Muskoday First Nation Indian reserve lies adjacent to the RM. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Birch Hills No. 460 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Birch Hills No. 460 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Education The RM is within the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division No. 119. Government The RM of Birch Hills No. 460 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Alan Evans while its administrator is Cherie Opseth. The RM's office is located in Birch Hills. References B Division No. 15, Saskatchewan