Wishart, Saskatchewan
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Wishart is a hamlet in Emerald Rural Municipality No. 277 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada. The hamlet had a population of 95 in the Canada 2006 Census.[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47&CMA=0 Canada 2006 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan] It previously held the status of village until January 1, 2002. The hamlet is located 32 km southwest of the village of Elfros at the intersection of highway 639 and highway 743.
History
Prior to January 1, 2002, Wishart was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Emerald on that date.{{cite web |publisher= Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs|title= Restructured Villages |access-date=2008-02-10 |url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080325234155/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html| archive-date = March 25, 2008}}
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wishart had a population of 50 living in 30 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:50-70}}|70|1}} from its 2016 population of 70. With a land area of {{cvt|0.66|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|50|0.66|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=Aug 31, 2022}}
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Category:Designated places in Saskatchewan
Category:Emerald No. 277, Saskatchewan
Category:Former villages in Saskatchewan
Category:Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan
Category:Populated places disestablished in 2002
Category:Division No. 10, Saskatchewan
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Wishart school last year in operation 2008https://youtu.be/wNg1PvJMY4s