Leask, Saskatchewan

Leask
Village
Leask
Leask

Location of Leask in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 53°01′N 106°44′W / 53.02°N 106.74°W / 53.02; -106.74
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Census division 16
Rural Municipality Leask No. 464
Post office Founded 1912
Government
  Mayor Maurice Stieb
  Administrator Brenda Lockhart
  Governing body Leask Village Council
Area
  Total 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 413
  Density 551.1/km2 (1,427/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0J 1M0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 40 Highway 792
Website Official website
[2][3][4][5]

Leask is a village in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. This village is eighty kilometers southwest of Prince Albert. It is the administrative headquarters of the Mistawasis First Nation band government.

History

The village was incorporated in 1912.[6]

Demographics

Canada census – Leask, Saskatchewan community profile
2001
Population: 447 (2.8% from 1996)
Land area: 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population density: 596.6/km2 (1,545/sq mi)
Median age: 43.9 (M: 42.1, F: 48.0)
Total private dwellings: 207
Median household income: $39,038
References: 2001[7]

References

  1. "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  2. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  4. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  5. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  6. A Lasting Legacy. Leask and District. 1990. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-88925-863-1.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

Coordinates: 53°01′N 106°44′W / 53.02°N 106.74°W / 53.02; -106.74


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