Choiceland
{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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|settlement_type = Town
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
|subdivision_type2 = Region
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|subdivision_type3 = Rural Municipality
|subdivision_name3 = No. 488
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Rob Mardell
|leader_title1 = Administrator
|leader_name1 = Erin Delisle
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|established_title = Post office established
|established_date = 1927
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|area_land_km2 = 1.12
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|population_total = 359
|population_density_km2 = 321.1
|timezone = CST
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|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code = S0J 0M0
|area_code = 306
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|website ={{URL|www.choiceland.ca}}
|footnotes ={{cite web
| title =2011 Community Profiles
| work =Statistics Canada
| publisher =Government of Canada
| url =http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
| access-date =2014-03-20
| archive-date =26 December 2018
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20181226131643/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E%0A
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|last=National Archives
|first=Archivia Net
|title=Post Offices and Postmasters |url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
|access-date=2014-03-20
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
|archive-date=6 October 2006
|last=Government of Saskatchewan
|first=MRD Home
|title=Municipal Directory System |url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx
|access-date=2014-03-20
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx
|archive-date=15 January 2016
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Choiceland is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. Choiceland is located 100km East of Prince Albert, a larger Saskatchewan city.
Choiceland is home to William Mason Public School, which offers schooling for grades kindergarten through 12.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
The Torch River Railway is based in Choiceland.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Choiceland had a population of {{val|342|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|174|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|204|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:342-359}}|359|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|359|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.06|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|342|1.06|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=9 February 2022 | accessdate=1 April 2022}}
{{canada_census
|location = Choiceland
|2021_population=342 | 2021_pop_delta=-4.7 | 2021_land_area=1.06 | 2021_pop_density=323.9
|2021_median_age=47.6 | 2021_median_age_m=49.2 | 2021_median_age_f=47.2
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=204 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=174 |2021_mean_hh_income=52,800
|2021_geocode=2021A00054714092 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
|2001_population=370
|2001_pop_delta=-11.3
|2001_land_area=1.12
|2001_pop_density=330.9
|2001_pop_rank=
|2001_median_age=45.5
|2001_median_age_m=45.0
|2001_median_age_f=46.0
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=209
|2001_total_pvt_dwell_usual=
|2001_mean_hh_income=24,273
|2001_access_date=14 August 2011
|2006_population=346
|2006_pop_delta=-6.5
|2006_land_area=1.12
|2006_pop_density=309.5
|2006_pop_rank=
|2006_median_age=46.2
|2006_median_age_m=45.7
|2006_median_age_f=47.1
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=205
|2006_total_pvt_dwell_usual=165
|2006_mean_hh_income=34,158
|2006_access_date=14 August 2011
|2011_population=381
|2011_pop_delta=10.1
|2011_land_area=1.12
|2011_pop_density=340.8
|2011_pop_rank=
|2011_median_age=46.6
|2011_median_age_m=44.2
|2011_median_age_f=47.2
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=210
|2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual=187
|2011_mean_hh_income=
|2011_access_date=7 July 2012
| 2016_population = 359
| 2016_pop_delta = -5.8
| 2016_land_area = 1.12
| 2016_pop_density = 321.1
| 2016_pop_rank =
| 2016_median_age = 44.4
| 2016_median_age_m = 41.1
| 2016_median_age_f = 51.0
| 2016_total_pvt_dwell = 204
| 2016_mean_hh_income = 47,616
| 2016_access_date = 2017-11-29
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Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Choiceland
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 9
|Feb record high C = 9.5
|Mar record high C = 16.5
|Apr record high C = 31.7
|May record high C = 35
|Jun record high C = 37
|Jul record high C = 36.1
|Aug record high C = 36.1
|Sep record high C = 35
|Oct record high C = 28.3
|Nov record high C = 20.6
|Dec record high C = 8.3
|year record high C = 37
|Jan high C = -13.6
|Feb high C = -9.4
|Mar high C = -1.5
|Apr high C = 8.6
|May high C = 18.2
|Jun high C = 22
|Jul high C = 24.1
|Aug high C = 22.8
|Sep high C = 16.4
|Oct high C = 8.7
|Nov high C = -4.2
|Dec high C = -11.9
|year high C = 6.7
|Jan mean C = −18.7
|Feb mean C = −14.9
|Mar mean C = −7.4
|Apr mean C = 2.7
|May mean C = 11.2
|Jun mean C = 15.2
|Jul mean C = 17.4
|Aug mean C = 16
|Sep mean C = 10
|Oct mean C = 3.4
|Nov mean C = -8.4
|Dec mean C = -16.6
|year mean C = 0.8
|Jan low C = -23.7
|Feb low C = -20.5
|Mar low C = -13.3
|Apr low C = -3.3
|May low C = 4.2
|Jun low C = 8.3
|Jul low C = 10.7
|Aug low C = 9.2
|Sep low C = 3.6
|Oct low C = -2
|Nov low C = -12.6
|Dec low C = -21.4
|year low C = -5.1
|Jan record low C = -47.8
|Feb record low C = -45
|Mar record low C = -39.4
|Apr record low C = -33.9
|May record low C = -11.1
|Jun record low C = -3.3
|Jul record low C = 0
|Aug record low C = -3
|Sep record low C = -11.1
|Oct record low C = -25
|Nov record low C = -37.8
|Dec record low C = -43
|year record low C = -47.8
|Jan precipitation mm = 19.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 18.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 20.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 26.7
|May precipitation mm = 46.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 82.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 78.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 65.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 52
|Oct precipitation mm = 28.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 22.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 23.2
|year precipitation mm = 483.7
|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada
[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=SASK&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=3409& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 24 July 2010
|date=August 2010
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See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.choiceland.ca/}}
{{Adjacent communities|
North=|
Center=Choiceland|
East=Garrick|
South=Gronlid}}
{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|towns=yes}}
{{Coord|53.49|N|104.486|W|display=title|type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki}}
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