Primate, Saskatchewan Explained

Primate
Settlement Type:Special service area
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
Established Title:Post office founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (village)[1]
Established Date2:April 5, 1922
Established Title3:Dissolved (special service area)[2]
Established Date3:December 31, 2015
Area Footnotes: (2016)
Area Land Km2:0.94
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:52
Population Density Km2:55.2
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:52.1535°N -109.4851°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highway
Blank1 Name:Railway

Primate is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382, Saskatchewan, Canada that held village status prior to 2016.

History

Primate incorporated as a village on April 5, 1922.[1] It restructured on December 31, 2015, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Primate had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.86km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Primate recorded a population of 52 living in 21 of its 24 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 45. With a land area of 0.94km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . PDF . 11 . February 5, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: Minister's Order: Restructuring of the Village of Rabbit Lake (sic) . Saskatchewan Queen's Printer . 2745 . December 31, 2015 . February 5, 2017.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 20, 2019 . October 13, 2019.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . March 27, 2022.