Chelan is a
hamlet
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Saskatchewan
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.
Geography
The community is on the north side of
Highway 23, at the intersection of
Highway 38
The following highways are numbered 38:
Australia
* A38 (Sydney)
Canada
* Alberta Highway 38
* Ontario Highway 38 (former)
* Saskatchewan Highway 38
Czech Republic
* I/38 Highway; Czech: Silnice I/38
Germany
* Bundesautobahn 38
India
* N ...
and
Highway 773.
Red Deer River
The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta and a small portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River and is part of the larger Saskatchewan-Nelson system that empties into Hudson Bay.
Red Deer River h ...
is about 4km to the west and
Greenwater Creek runs along the eastern edge of town.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Chelan had a population of 45 living in 22 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 55. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
References
Bjorkdale No. 426, Saskatchewan
Designated places in Saskatchewan
Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan
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