
Chamberlain (
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 Sarnia No. 221 and
Census Division No. 6.
Chamberlain is notable for being the last community between
Regina and
Saskatoon
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that
Highway 11, the Louis Riel Trail, still passes through. The highway narrows to two lanes and its speed limit is reduced from 110 km/h to 50 km/h. A number of small
restaurant
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s and
gas station
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Fuel dispensers are used to ...
s benefit from having traffic pass through at slow speed. The village is only about half an hour drive from
Moose Jaw
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, an hour from Regina and one and a half hours from Saskatoon. Highway 11 has been realigned around all other communities along its route.
History
Chamberlain incorporated as a village on January 31, 1911.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Chamberlain 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 Chamberlain 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 ...
*
List of villages in Saskatchewan
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References
External links
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Villages in Saskatchewan
Sarnia No. 221, Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan