Keeler (
2016 population: ) 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.
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191 and
Census Division No. 7. It held village status prior to 2021.
History
Keeler incorporated as a village on July 5, 1910.
It relinquished its village status on December 31, 2020, becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191.
Demographics
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Keeler 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.
In the
2011 Census of Population, Keeler recorded a population of , a change from its 2006 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2011.
Notable people
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Maurine Stuart, one of the first female
Zen
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masters to teach in the
United States
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, was born and raised in Keeler.
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 ...
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List of special service areas in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and no ...
Footnotes
Special service areas in Saskatchewan
Marquis No. 191, Saskatchewan
Division No. 7, Saskatchewan
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