Consul, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

49°17′43″N 109°31′11″W / 49.2954°N 109.5198°W / 49.2954; -109.5198CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRegionSouthwestCensus division4Rural municipality RenoGovernment

• TypeMunicipal • Governing bodyConsul Village Council • MayorLinda Brown • AdministratorYvonne Leismeister • MPJeremy Patzer • MLADoug SteeleArea

• Land0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi)Population

(2021)

• Total50 • Density130.1/km² (337/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)Postal code

S0N 0P0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 13

Hwy 21 RailwaysGreat Western Railway

Consul (2021 population: 50) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51 and Census Division No. 4. The historic Red Coat Trail and Highway 21 pass through the village. The village features one of the last existing grain elevators in the region. It is 211 km southwest of the city of Swift Current.

History

Consul incorporated as a village on June 12, 1917.^[1]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	153	—
1986	124	−19.0%
1991	114	−8.1%
1996	107	−6.1%
2001	91	−15.0%
2006	93	+2.2%
2011	84	−9.7%
2016	73	−13.1%
2021	50	−31.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[2]^[3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Consul had a population of 50 living in 30 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of -31.5% from its 2016 population of 73. With a land area of 0.7 km² (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 71.4/km² (185.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Consul recorded a population of 73 living in 39 of its 40 total private dwellings, a -15.1% change from its 2011 population of 84. With a land area of 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 112.3/km² (290.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

Education

Consul School is a Kindergarten to Grade 12 facility serving approximately 70 students in the extreme southwest corner of Saskatchewan. Consul School is a part of the Chinook School Division which includes most of southwest Saskatchewan.

References

^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "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.