Elk Ridge, Saskatchewan

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Elk Ridge (population: 128) is a resort village in the District of Lakeland No. 521, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on Saskatchewan Highway 264 approximately {{convert|76|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Prince Albert and {{convert|201|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Saskatoon.

History

Elk Ridge was established as an organized hamlet on January 31, 2016. On June 10, 2021, an order was approved to incorporate Elk Ridge as a resort village effective January 1, 2022.{{cite web | url= https://www.lakeland521.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ministers-Order-RV-Elk-Ridge.pdf | title= Minister's Order to Incorporate the Organized Hamlet of Elk Ridge as the Resort Village of Elk Ridge | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | date=June 10, 2021 | accessdate=August 9, 2021}}

Demographics

According to Statistics Canada, Elk Ridge had a population of 128 in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/92f0009x/92f0009x2022001-eng.pdf?st=hRNuXVaj | title=Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names: Up to January 1st, 2022 | page=12 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=June 1, 2022 | accessdate=June 3, 2022}}

A municipal census conducted in 2019 counted 112 permanent residents, 371 seasonal residents, and 203 temporary residents.{{cite web | url= https://lakeland.allnetmeetings.com/pubs/download.aspx?ty=ag&atid=ECA3A313-5878-4F8F-824F-34C11BB05314 | title=Application for the Establishment of the Resort Village of Elk Ridge: Schedule 8 – Population, Assessment and Buildings | page=122 | publisher=District of Lakeland No. 521 | date=June 12, 2020 | accessdate=August 9, 2021}}

Government

The election of the first council for the Resort Village of Elk Ridge will occur on September 4, 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.lakeland521.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MO-Covering-Letter-to-RM-Signed.pdf | title=Letter from the Ministry of Government Relations to Reeve Plessl and Council | publisher=District of Lakeland No. 521 | date=June 11, 2021 | accessdate=August 9, 2021}}

References

Category:Lakeland No. 521, Saskatchewan

Category:Resort villages in Saskatchewan

Category:Division No. 15, Saskatchewan