Lockwood is a former village in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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. It was dissolved in 2002; its population is now counted as part of the
Rural Municipality of Usborne No. 310. Lockwood is located on
Highway 20 north of the town of
Nokomis
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.
History
Prior to January 1, 2002, Lockwood was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a
hamlet
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under the jurisdiction of the RM of Usborne on that date.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Lockwood had a population of 5 living in 7 of its 8 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types ...
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List of hamlets in Saskatchewan
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References
Usborne No. 310, Saskatchewan
Designated places in Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Populated places disestablished in 2002
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
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