Admiral | |
Settlement Type: | Special service area[1] |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southwest Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 17 |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Wise Creek No. 77 |
Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
Subdivision Name5: | Cypress Hills—Grasslands |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Established Title: | Post office founded |
Established Date: | February 1, 1911 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (village) |
Established Date2: | 1914[2] |
Established Title3: | Restructured |
Established Date3: | August 17, 2006 |
Timezone: | CST |
Coordinates: | 49.713°N -108.003°W |
Elevation Ft: | 2750 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0N 0B0 |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Highway 13 Highway 629 |
Admiral (2016 population: 20) is a special service area[1] within the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek No. 77 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally incorporated as a village in 1914,[2] it relinquished its status when it dissolved on August 17, 2006.
Admiral is 1.6km (01miles) south of Highway 13 (the Red Coat Trail)[3] on the Great Western Railway,[4] approximately south of Swift Current. It is approximately equidistant from Shaunavon and Ponteix to the west and east respectively. Local services are limited to a post office[5] and Roman Catholic church.[6]
Admiral is a CPR list name, named after the naval rank. This is consistent with other communities along the Weyburn-Lethbridge line, including Yeoman, Khedive, Viceroy, and Consul.[7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Admiral had a population of 15 living in 8 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]
The economy of the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek No. 77 is predominantly based on agriculture including crop farming and livestock operations.[1]
Saskatchewan Transportation Company provided intercity bus service to Admiral prior to its dissolution in 2017.[9] [10]