Shackleton is a special service area in the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229,

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, Canada. It previously held the status of village until December 31, 2013. The community is located northwest of the City of Swift Current on Highway 32.

History

Prior to December 31, 2013, Shackleton was incorporated as a

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, and was restructured as a social service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229 on that date.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Shackleton had a population of 5 living in 4 of its 6 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Miry Creek No. 229, Saskatchewan Designated places in Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan Populated places disestablished in 2013 {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub

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Demographics

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