Shell Lake, Saskatchewan
Shell Lake (2016 population: 175) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496 and Census Division No. 16. This village is 90 kilometres west of the City of Prince Albert. It was formerly part of the Rural Municipality (RM) of Shell Lake No. 495 before it was absorbed by the RM of Spiritwood No. 496. The Shell Lake murders took place on a nearby farm. It is the administrative centre of the Ahtahkakoop Cree First Nation band government.
History
Shell Lake incorporated as a village on October 18, 1940.[1]
Demographics
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Shell Lake recorded a population of 175 living in 95 of its 231 total private dwellings, a 13.1% change from its 2011 population of 152. With a land area of 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 142.3/km2 (368.5/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Shell Lake recorded a population of 152, a 0% change from its 2006 population of 152. With a land area of 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 123.6/km2 (320.1/sq mi) in 2011.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
53°18′25″N 107°03′45″W / 53.307°N 107.06255°W
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