Elk Ridge (population: 128) is a

resort village A resort village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municip ...

in the

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, Canada. It is on

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approximately north of Prince Albert and north of

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History

Elk Ridge was established as an organized hamlet on January 31, 2016. On June 10, 2021, an order was approved to incorporate Elk Ridge as a resort village effective January 1, 2022.

Demographics

According to

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, Elk Ridge had a population of 128 in 2021. A municipal census conducted in 2019 counted 112 permanent residents, 371 seasonal residents, and 203 temporary residents.

Government

The election of the first council for the Resort Village of Elk Ridge will occur on September 4, 2021.

References

Lakeland No. 521, Saskatchewan Resort villages in Saskatchewan Division No. 15, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision15-geo-stub