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Elk Ridge, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 53°53′35″N 105°59′24″W / 53.893°N 105.990°W / 53.893; -105.990
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Elk Ridge
Resort Village of Elk Ridge
Elk Ridge is located in Saskatchewan
Elk Ridge
Elk Ridge
Elk Ridge is located in Canada
Elk Ridge
Elk Ridge
Coordinates: 53°53′35″N 105°59′24″W / 53.893°N 105.990°W / 53.893; -105.990
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division15
Rural municipalityLakeland No. 521
Designated (organized hamlet)[1]January 22, 2016
Forthcoming incorporation (resort village)[2]January 1, 2022
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total128
 • Municipal census[4]
112 (2,019)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Area code306
Highway264

Elk Ridge (population: 128) is a resort village in the District of Lakeland No. 521, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on Saskatchewan Highway 264 approximately 76 km (47 mi) north of Prince Albert and 201 km (125 mi) north of Saskatoon.

History

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Elk Ridge was established as an organized hamlet on January 31, 2016.[1] On June 10, 2021, an order was approved to incorporate Elk Ridge as a resort village effective January 1, 2022.[2]

Demographics

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According to Statistics Canada, Elk Ridge had a population of 128 in 2021.[3]

A municipal census conducted in 2019 counted 112 permanent residents, 371 seasonal residents, and 203 temporary residents.[4]

Government

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The election of the first council for the Resort Village of Elk Ridge will occur on September 4, 2021.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Request of Establishment – The Organized Hamlet of Elkridge (sic)" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. January 22, 2016. p. 92. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Minister's Order to Incorporate the Organized Hamlet of Elk Ridge as the Resort Village of Elk Ridge" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. June 10, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names: Up to January 1st, 2022" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1, 2022. p. 12. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Application for the Establishment of the Resort Village of Elk Ridge: Schedule 8 – Population, Assessment and Buildings". District of Lakeland No. 521. June 12, 2020. p. 122. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Letter from the Ministry of Government Relations to Reeve Plessl and Council" (PDF). District of Lakeland No. 521. June 11, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.