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Coordinates: 50°52′26″N 103°05′31″W / 50.874°N 103.092°W / 50.874; -103.092
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Duff
Special service area
Duff, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Duff, Saskatchewan
Location of Duff in Saskatchewan
Duff, Saskatchewan is located in Canada
Duff, Saskatchewan
Duff, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°52′26″N 103°05′31″W / 50.874°N 103.092°W / 50.874; -103.092
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSoutheast
Census division5
Rural municipalityStanley No. 215
Incorporated (village)[1]May 28, 1920
Dissolved (special service area)[2]January 1, 2022
Area
 • Total
0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
30
 • Density139.1/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0A 0S0
Area code306
Highways Highway 10
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Duff (2016 population: 30) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215 and Census Division No. 5. It is approximately 122 kilometres (76 mi) north-east of the city of Regina, 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of Yorkton, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Melville. The community is situated along Highway 10.

History

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Duff incorporated as a village on May 28, 1920.[1] It dissolved its village status on January 1, 2022 in favour of becoming a special service area in the RM of Stanley No. 215.[2]

Demographics

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Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198176—    
198674−2.6%
199152−29.7%
199643−17.3%
200140−7.0%
200630−25.0%
201130+0.0%
201630+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Duff had a population of 25 living in 9 of its 16 total private dwellings, a change of -16.7% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 92.6/km2 (239.8/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Duff recorded a population of 30 living in 16 of its 23 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 30. With a land area of 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi), it had a population density of 136.4/km2 (353.2/sq mi) in 2016.[10]

Parks and recreation

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About 3 kilometres (2 mi) east along the south side of Highway 10 is the Duff Provincial Recreation Site (50°52′50″N 103°02′47″W / 50.8806°N 103.0463°W / 50.8806; -103.0463).[11] It is a conservation area on Pearl Creek[12] at an elevation of 580 metres (1,900 ft).[13][14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Restructuring of the Village of Duff". Government of Saskatchewan: The Queen's Printer. November 26, 2021. p. 3630. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
  4. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  5. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
  6. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Duff Recreation Site". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Pearl Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Maps showing Duff Recreation Site, 10-22-8-W2, Saskatchewan". Canmaps. Yellow Maps. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Duff Recreation Site, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Retrieved July 2, 2024.


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