Handel, Saskatchewan Explained

Handel
Settlement Type:special service area
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Handel in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.062°N -108.693°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Grandview No. 349
Leader Title1:Reeve
Leader Name1:Sally Germsheid
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Patti J. Turk
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Title4:MLA
Established Title:Established
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Restructured (Hamlet)
Established Date3:January 31, 2007
Area Total Km2:2.66
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:25
Population Density Km2:9.4
Population Blank1 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank1:7
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0G 0L0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 658
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Handel is a special service area in Grandview No. 349, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 25 at the time of the 2006 Census. The community is located approximately 45 km directly west of the town of Biggar on Highway 51.

History

Prior to January 31, 2007, Handel was a village, but it was restructured as a hamlet on that date.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census, Handel had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 11 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.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Restructured Villages . 2008-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080325234155/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html . 2008-03-25.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.