Mantario 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
Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261 in the
Canadian
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province
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of
Saskatchewan
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.It held
village
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status prior to June 30, 2007. The population was five people in 2011. The community is located southwest of the town of
Kindersley
Kindersley is a town surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located along Highway 7, a primary highway linking Calgary, Alberta and Saskatoon, at its junction with Highway 21. ...
on
Highway 44.
Mantario is a portmanteau of Manitoba and Ontario. It was named after two provinces in imitation of nearby
Alsask
Alsask is a special service area in the Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Alsask is located west of the town of Kindersley. Highway 44 runs to the east of Alsask, and Highway 7 lies a few kilomet ...
.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Mantario had a population of 15 living in 5 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5. 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.
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List of hamlets in 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 ...
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List of geographic names derived from portmanteaus
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References
Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan
Designated places in Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Special service areas in Saskatchewan
Populated places disestablished in 2007
Division No. 8, Saskatchewan
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