Frenchman Butte | |
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Location of Frenchman Butte in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 53°35′35″N109°38′02″W / 53.593°N 109.634°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 17 |
Rural municipality (RM) | Frenchman Butte |
Government | |
• Governing body | RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 |
Area (2016) [1] | |
• Total | 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
Population (2016) [1] | |
• Total | 53 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Highway 797 |
Waterways | North Saskatchewan River |
Frenchman Butte (2016 population: 53) is an organized hamlet within the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. [2] It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. [1] Frenchman Butte is along Highway 797 on the north shore of the North Saskatchewan River approximately 43 km (27 mi) northeast of the City of Lloydminster. It is named after a locally-prominent landform and local landmark, which was near the site of an 1885 North-West Rebellion battlefield.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Frenchman Butte had a population of 235 living in 20 of its 24 total private dwellings, a change of 343.4% from its 2016 population of 53. With a land area of 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 305.2/km2 (790.5/sq mi) in 2021. [3]