Leoville, Saskatchewan Explained

Leoville
Official Name:Village of Leoville
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Leoville
Coordinates:53.6319°N -107.5511°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Leoville Village Council[1]
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Ron Craswell
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Mona Chalifour
Established Title:Post office founded
Established Date:1930
Established Title2:Incorporated (village)
Area Total Km2:1.11
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:375
Population Density Km2:339.2
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0J 1N0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Blank1 Name:Railways
Footnotes:[2]

Leoville (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496 and Census Division No. 16. The village is located along Highway 24 (named the worst road in Saskatchewan by the CAA in 2014).[3] Highway 946 begins in the village and proceeds north. Leoville is home to the administrative centre of the Pelican Lake First Nation band government.

History

Leoville incorporated as a village on June 26, 1944.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Leoville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.14km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Leoville recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.11km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2060 Leoville Village Council
  2. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2009-09-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
  3. Web site: Highway 24 near Leoville, Sask. declared worst road by CAA CBC News.
  4. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.