Tantallon ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152 and Census Division No. 5. It is in the

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along the Qu'Appelle River about 39 km east of

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. The community celebrated its

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in 2004. The community was founded in 1904 and takes its name from a

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(which was named "Tantallon" by

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(former Canadian MP and Senator), who said this part of the Qu'Appelle Valley reminded him of

Tantallon Castle Tantallon Castle is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland. It sits atop a promontory opposite the Bass Rock, looking out onto the Firth of Forth. The last medieval curtain wall castle to b ...

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. The village has an ice rink and a senior's centre. The community's school closed due to a lack of students, who are now bused to Esterhazy.

History

Tantallon incorporated as a village on June 17, 1904.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Tantallon 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, the Village of Tantallon recorded 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.

References

Villages in Saskatchewan Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan Division No. 5, Saskatchewan Icelandic settlements in Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub