Handel is a
special service area
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities.
Types ...
in
Grandview No. 349,
Saskatchewan
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, Canada. The population was 25 at the time of the
2006 Census. The community is located approximately 45 km directly west of the town of
Biggar on
Highway 51.
History
Prior to January 31, 2007, Handel was a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
, but it was restructured as a
hamlet
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on that date.
Demographics
In the
2021 Canadian census
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, Handel had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 11 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities.
Types ...
*
List of villages in Saskatchewan
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References
Designated places in Saskatchewan
Grandview No. 349, Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Special service areas in Saskatchewan
Populated places disestablished in 2007
Division No. 13, Saskatchewan
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