Prelate (2021 population: 116) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 and Census Division No. 8. Located just off Highway 32, it is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Leader and 146 kilometres (91 mi) northwest of Swift Current.
Prelate | |
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Village | |
 Grain elevator in Prelate | |
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| Coordinates: 50°51′07″N 109°24′32″W / 50.852°N 109.409°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | South-west Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 8 |
| Rural Municipality | Happyland |
| Settled | 1908 |
| Village (incorporated) | 1913 |
| Post office founded | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rodney Bosch |
| • Administrator | Jennifer Baldwin |
| • Governing body | Prelate Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 116 |
| • Density | 144.5/km2 (374/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0N 2B0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 32 |
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History
editPrelate was first settled in 1908.[5] Prelate incorporated as a village on October 25, 1913.[6]
- Historical sites
- St. Angela's Convent and St. Angela's Academy of Prelate was founded in 1919. The boarding school for girls was run by the Ursuline Sisters until it closed in 2007.[7]
- Saints Peter and Paul Church (Blumenfeld Church) located 15 km south of Prelate is a Municipal Heritage Property. Built in 1915, the church served the Catholics of German descent of the Prelate area. The grounds feature a fieldstone shrine and wrought iron crosses mark some of the graves in the cemetery.[8]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Prelate had a population of 116 living in 52 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of -24.7% from its 2016 population of 154. With a land area of 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 141.5/km2 (366.4/sq mi) in 2021.[11]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Prelate recorded a population of 154 living in 62 of its 77 total private dwellings, a 19.5% change from its 2011 population of 124. With a land area of 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 177.0/km2 (458.5/sq mi) in 2016.[12]
Education
editThe Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan,[13] an Islamic boarding school for boys, opened in 2011 in the former St. Angela's Convent and Academy building.[7]
Notable people
edit- Ross Alger, politician
- Roxanne Goldade, country singer
- Mark Pederson, ice hockey left winger
- David Herle, Liberal political advisor
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-08-01
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2003-11-16.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ Prelate History Book Committee (1990), Our Heritage Recalled, Prelate, Saskatchewan, 1908-1990, Battleford, SK: Marian Press Ltd.
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ a b The B. C. Catholic, August 30, 2011. "Saskatchewan Catholic school to become Islamic boys' school". Retrieved 4 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Blumenfeld Church". Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 4 September 2013.