Lestock 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 ...
within the
Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
, Canada that held
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 ...
status prior to September 2017. Lestock had a population of 95 in the
2016 Canada Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census. ...
, a -24.0% decline from 125 in the
2011 Canada Census.
The community was named after John Lestock Reid, a surveyor for the railway.
History
Lestock was incorporated as a village on April 17, 1912.
[ It restructured on September 1, 2017, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247.][
]
Demographics
See also
*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 special service areas in Saskatchewan
References
Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247
Special service areas in Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Populated places disestablished in 2017
Division No. 10, Saskatchewan
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