Plunkett (
2021 population: ) is a
special service area
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Viscount No. 341 and
Census Division No. 11. It held village status between 1921 and 2022.
History
Plunkett incorporated as a village on December 28, 1921.
It was named after Viscount Horace Plunkett, a
Canadian Pacific Railway
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investor. It restructured on April 1, 2022, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a
special service area
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under the jurisdiction of the RM of Viscount.
Geography
Plunkett is at the intersection of
Highway 16 and
Highway 365. The village site is bounded by the railway to the south and Highway 16 to the north.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Plunkett had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population, Plunkett had 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.
Economy
The economy of Plunkett includes agriculture and mining, with mines located at
Lanigan,
Colonsay
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, and
Allan.
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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.
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References
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Special service areas in Saskatchewan
Division No. 11, Saskatchewan