Lucky Lake Explained

Lucky Lake
Official Name:Village of Lucky Lake
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lucky Lake in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:50.998°N -107.15°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southwest
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Type6:Provincial Constituency
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Lucky Lake Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Melanie Dyck
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:March 28, 1908
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:November 23, 1920
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:0.66
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:289
Population Density Km2:438.7
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0L 1Z0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:

Blank1 Name:Railway
Blank1 Info:Canadian National Railway
Footnotes:[2] [3] [4] [5]

Lucky Lake (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Canaan No. 225 and Census Division No. 7. The Village is located at the junction of Highway 42, Highway 45 and Highway 646 approximately 90 km northeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan.

History

Lucky Lake incorporated as a village on November 23, 1920.[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lucky Lake had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.82km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Lucky Lake recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.66km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[8]

Economy

Agriculture and agriculture services constitute the largest component of the town's economy. Typical crops grown in the area include durum wheat, spring wheat, peas, lentils, and canola. Flax, beans and mustard are also grown to a lesser extent. Nearby Lake Diefenbaker provides water for irrigation so that additional crops such as potatoes can be grown. Wild West Steelhead, is an aquaculture farm that raises Steelhead Trout in the lake. The company employs many people in its operations that comprise the steps of egg incubation to the production of finished fillets.[9]

In the past, the provincial government's efforts (via a partnership known as SPUDCO) to create a potato growing industry in the province led to local jobs being created to grow and package potatoes. SPUDCO eventually failed and the local potato growing industry has been slow to recover.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile . . Statistics Canada.
  2. Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2014-04-09.
  3. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . 2006-10-06 .
  4. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
  5. Web site: Commissioner of Canada Elections . Chief Electoral Officer of Canada . Elections Canada On-line . 2005 . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp . 2007-04-21 .
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. Wild West Steelhead homepage url=http://www.wildweststeelhead.com/