Wishart is a

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in Emerald Rural Municipality No. 277 in the

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province of

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. It is listed as a

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. The hamlet had a population of 95 in the Canada 2006 Census. It previously held the status of village until January 1, 2002. The hamlet is located 32 km southwest of the village of Elfros at the intersection of highway 639 and highway 743.

History

Prior to January 1, 2002, Wishart was incorporated as a

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, and was restructured as a

under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Emerald on that date.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

, Wishart had a population of 50 living in 30 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 70. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Designated places in Saskatchewan Emerald No. 277, Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan Populated places disestablished in 2002 Division No. 10, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision10-geo-stub

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