Leask, Saskatchewan

Leask (2016 population: 399) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464 and Census Division No. 16. This village is 80 km (50 mi) southwest of Prince Albert. It is the administrative centre of the Mistawasis First Nation band government and the Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464.

Leask
Village
Village of Leask
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Coordinates: 53°01′13″N 106°44′30″W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Central
Census division	16
Rural Municipality	Leask
Post office founded	1912
Incorporated (village)	1912
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Leask Village Council[1]
• Mayor	John Priestley
• Administrator	Brenda Lockhart
Area
• Total	0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	399
• Density	532.4/km2 (1,379/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0J 1M0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 40 Highway 792
Website	Village of Leask
[2][3][4][5]

History

Leask incorporated as a village on September 3, 1912.^[6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	478	—
1986	460	−3.8%
1991	442	−3.9%
1996	435	−1.6%
2001	447	+2.8%
2006	418	−6.5%
2011	413	−1.2%
2016	399	−3.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Leask had a population of 379 living in 170 of its 197 total private dwellings, a change of -5% from its 2016 population of 399. With a land area of 0.73 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 519.2/km² (1,344.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Leask recorded a population of 399 living in 184 of its 211 total private dwellings, a -3.5% change from its 2011 population of 413. With a land area of 0.75 km² (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 532.0/km² (1,377.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[10]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. Leask Village Council
2. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
4. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
5. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
6. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
10. "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.