Handel, Saskatchewan

Special service area in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°03′43″N 108°41′35″W / 52.062°N 108.693°W / 52.062; -108.693Country

SaskatchewanRegionSaskatchewanCensus division13Rural MunicipalityGrandviewRestructured (Hamlet)January 31, 2007Government

• Governing bodyGrandview No. 349 • ReeveSally Germsheid • AdministratorPatti J. TurkArea

• Total2.66 km² (1.03 sq mi)Population

(2006)

• Total25 • Density9.4/km² (24/sq mi) • Dwellings

7Time zoneCSTPostal code

S0G 0L0

Area code306HighwaysHighway 658WaterwaysTramping Lake^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Handel is a special service area in Grandview No. 349, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 25 at the time of the 2006 Census. The community is located approximately 45 km directly west of the town of Biggar on Highway 51.

History

Prior to January 31, 2007, Handel was a village, but it was restructured as a hamlet on that date.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census, Handel had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 11 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of 2.73 km² (1.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km² (19.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
^ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.