MacDowall, Saskatchewan is an organized
hamlet
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in
Duck Lake No. 463 Saskatchewan
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,
Canada
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. The hamlet is located approximately 30 km southwest of
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
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and is situated on the northern edge of the
Nisbet Provincial Forest
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, adjacent to the
Louis Riel Trail also known as Highway 11. It is a short distance northwest of the village of
St. Louis
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, and just west of
Red Deer Hill. MacDowall is located in the
aspen parkland
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biome
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.
The hamlet was named for
Day Hort MacDowall, an early territorial politician in the district during the 19th century.
Originally heavily forested, the region was settled slowly during the early twentieth century, largely by settlers from Eastern Europe and Britain.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, MacDowall had a population of 119 living in 48 of its 56 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 125. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Services and clubs
MacDowall has one
Lions Club
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service club, which came into existence in the 1970s. The Lions Club does various projects within the community; they also have an annual supper and dance known as the
Harvest Ball. The Harvest Ball takes place near the end of the harvest season, usually in late October or early November.
They also have a
Lioness Club that does many items in conjunction with the Lions Club.
Religion
MacDowall has one church that lies within the hamlet. The church is a part of the
Anglican church
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and is called St. Stephen's. The church can hold approximately 100 people. The average family attendance at St. Stephen's is between 35 and 50 people on each Sunday and has 75 families on the church registry. In 2003 the outside of the church was remodeled to make the church wheelchair accessible. St. Stephen's also has a very active Sunday School and ACW.
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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Hamlets of Saskatchewan
In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan ha ...
References
External links
Map showing MacDowall's location south of Prince Albert
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Designated places in Saskatchewan
Duck Lake No. 463, Saskatchewan
Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan
Division No. 15, Saskatchewan