Prelate ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 and Census Division No. 8. Located just of

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it is 12 km (8

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) east of

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and 146 km (90

) northwest of

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History

Prelate was first settled in 1908. Prelate incorporated as a village on October 25, 1913. ;Historical sites *St. Angela's Convent and St. Angela's Academy of Prelate was founded in 1919. The

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for girls was run by the Ursuline Sisters until it closed in 2007. *Saints Peter and Paul Church (Blumenfeld Church) located 15 km south of Prelate is a Municipal Heritage Property. Built in 1915, the church served the Catholics of German descent of the Prelate area. The grounds feature a fieldstone shrine and wrought iron crosses mark some of the graves in the cemetery.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Prelate 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 Prelate 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.

Education

The Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan, an Islamic boarding school for boys, opened in 2011 in the former St. Angela's Convent and Academy building. Enrolment is expected to be about 100 students and will offer Grades 4 to 12.

Notable people

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, politician *

Roxanne Goldade Roxanne Goldade (born November 5, 1962 in Prelate, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian pediatrician and former country singer,"Ex-singer's instincts won't quit". '' Calgary Herald'', February 1, 1990. most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Most P ...

, country singer *

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, ice hockey left winger *

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, Liberal political advisor

References

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History

Demographics

Education

Notable people

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