Lestock, Saskatchewan

Lestock
Special service area
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Coordinates: 51°18′42″N103°58′46″W / 51.31167°N 103.97944°W / 51.31167; -103.97944
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Central
Census division	10
Rural municipality	Kellross No. 247
Incorporated (village) [1]	April 17, 1912
Dissolved (special service area) [2]	September 1, 2017
Area
• Total	0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	95
• Density	109.3/km2 (283/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0A 2G0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 15 Highway 639
Railways	Canadian National Railway
Website	Village of Lestock

Lestock is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247, Saskatchewan, Canada, that held village status prior to September 2017. Lestock had a population of 95 in the 2016 Canada Census, a -24.0% decline from 125 in the 2011 Canada Census.

The community was named after John Lestock Reid, a surveyor for the railway. ^[3]

History

Lestock was incorporated as a village on April 17, 1912. ^[1] It restructured on September 1, 2017, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247. ^[2]

Demographics

Canada census – Lestock, Saskatchewan community profile

	2016	2011
Population	95 (-24.0% from 2011)	125 (-9.4% from 2006)
Land area	0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)	0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population density	187.7/km2 (486/sq mi)	182.4/km2 (472/sq mi)
Median age	56.8 (M: 61.2, F: 53.0)	51.7 (M: 52.8, F: 50.0)
Private dwellings	98 (total)	76 (total)
Median household income

References: 2016 ^[4] 2011 ^[5]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of special service areas in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Urban Municipality Incorporations" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. p. 8. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
2. "Restructuring of the Village of Lestock" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. September 8, 2017. pp. 1718–1723. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
3. "Lesstock, Saskatchewan profile". epodunk.com. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2012.