Elk Ridge | |
Official Name: | Resort Village of Elk Ridge |
Settlement Type: | Resort village |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural municipality |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Title1: | Division councillor |
Leader Title2: | Hamlet board chair |
Established Title: | Post office founded |
Established Title2: | Designated (organized hamlet)[1] |
Established Date2: | January 22, 2016 |
Established Title3: | Forthcoming incorporation (resort village) |
Established Date3: | January 1, 2022 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 128 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Municipal census |
Population Blank1: | 112 (2019) |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 53.893°N -105.99°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highway |
Blank Info: | 264 |
Blank1 Name: | Railway |
Elk Ridge (population: 128) is a resort village in the District of Lakeland No. 521, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on Saskatchewan Highway 264 approximately 76km (47miles) north of Prince Albert and 201km (125miles) north of Saskatoon.
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]
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]
The election of the first council for the Resort Village of Elk Ridge will occur on September 4, 2021.[5]