Big Shell, Saskatchewan

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Big Shell
Resort village
Resort Village of Big Shell
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Big Shell
Coordinates: 53°11′50″N107°08′08″W / 53.19722°N 107.13556°W / 53.19722; -107.13556 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Census division 16
Rural municipality RM of Spiritwood No. 496
Incorporated [2] August 1, 1982
Government
[3]
 •  Mayor Jim Wilkie
 • Governing bodyResort Village Council
 • AdministratorTara Bueckert
Area
 (2016) [4]
 • Land1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [4]
 • Total48
 • Density43.6/km2 (113/sq mi)
Time zone CST
 • Summer (DST) CST
Area codes 306 and 639
Waterway(s) Shell Lake

Big Shell (2016 population: 48) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16. It is on the shores of Shell Lake in the Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496.

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History

Big Shell incorporated as a resort village on August 1, 1982. [2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981—    
19860—    
199100.00%
1996 7—    
2001 16+128.6%
2006 45+181.2%
2011 45+0.0%
2016 48+6.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [5] [6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Big Shell had a population of 64 living in 34 of its 115 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Big Shell recorded a population of 48 living in 26 of its 111 total private dwellings, a

Government

The Resort Village of Big Shell is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Friday of every month. [3] The mayor is Jim Wilkie and its administrator is Tara Bueckert. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Big Shell". Canadian Geographical Names Database. February 2, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Municipality Details: Resort Village of Big Shell". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "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 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.