Leoville (
2016 population: ) is a
village
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496
The Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and Division No. 6. Located in the north-central portion of the province, ...
and
Census Division No. 16. The village is located along
Highway 24 (named the worst road in Saskatchewan by the
CAA
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in 2014).
[ ] Highway 946 begins in the village and proceeds north. Leoville is home to the administrative centre of the
Pelican Lake First Nation
Pelican Lake First Nation ( cr, ᒐᐦᒐᐦᑭᐤ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ ''cahcahkiw-sâkahikanihk'', meaning: ''at the Pelican Lake'') is a member of the Federation of Saskatchewan First Nations, the body that represents 74 First Nations in Sask ...
band government
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.
History
Leoville incorporated as a village on June 26, 1944.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Leoville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population, the Village of Leoville recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
*
Villages of Saskatchewan
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*
Leoville Airport
Leoville Airport is located west of Leoville, Saskatchewan, Canada.
See also
*List of airports in Saskatchewan
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References
Villages in Saskatchewan
Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan
Pelican Lake First Nation
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