Plunkett, Saskatchewan

Plunkett (2016 population: 60) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Viscount No. 341 and Census Division No. 11.

Village of Plunkett
Village
Village of Plunkett Village of Plunkett
Coordinates: 51.906°N 105.445°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	11
Rural Municipality	Viscount
Post office	1909 - 2001
Incorporated (Village)	N/A
Incorporated (Town)	N/A
Government
• Mayor	Richard Hayes
• Administrator	Helen Miller
• Governing body	Plunkett Village Council
Area
• Total	0.64 km^2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	75
• Density	116.5/km^2 (302/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0K 3J0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 16 Highway 365
Waterways	Little Manitou Lake
Website	Village of Plunkett
[1][2][3][4]

History

Plunkett incorporated as a village on December 28, 1921.[5] It was named after Viscount Horace Plunkett, a CP Rail investor.

Geography

Plunkett is at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 365. The village site is bounded by the railway to the south and Highway 16 to the north.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	150	—
1986	130	−13.3%
1991	118	−9.2%
1996	85	−28.0%
2001	75	−11.8%
2006	75	+0.0%
2011	75	+0.0%
2016	60	−20.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Plunkett recorded a population of 60 living in 33 of its 36 total private dwellings, a -25% change from its 2011 population of 75. With a land area of 0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 93.8/km² (242.8/sq mi) in 2016.[8]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Plunkett recorded a population of 75, a 0% change from its 2006 population of 75. With a land area of 0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 117.2/km² (303.5/sq mi) in 2011.[9]

Economy

The economy of Plunkett is dominated by agriculture, and the mining industry, with mines located at Lanigan, Colonsay, and Allan.[10]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

Footnotes

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
10. Saskbiz Info