Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan

Nut Mountain
Organized hamlet
Nut Mountain
Coordinates: 52°07′37″N 103°22′44″W / 52.127°N 103.379°W / 52.127; -103.379Coordinates: 52°07′37″N 103°22′44″W / 52.127°N 103.379°W / 52.127; -103.379
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region West Central Saskatchewan
Census division 10
Rural Municipality Sasman
Government
 • Governing body Nut Mountain Council
Area
 • Total 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 10
 • Density 31.3/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 49
Railways Canadian National Railway (abandoned)
[1][2][3][4]

Nut Mountain is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Sasman No. 336, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 10 in the Canada 2016 Census.[5]

Demographics

Canada census – Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan community profile
2016
Population: 10 (0.0% from 2011)
Land area: 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population density: 31.3/km2 (81/sq mi)
Median age:
Total private dwellings: 9
Median household income: $N/A
References: 2016[6] earlier[7]

Nut Mountain (Hill)

Nut Mountain is a large hill (52°5′N 103°10′W / 52.083°N 103.167°W / 52.083; -103.167) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Nut Hills. The mountain and several other nearby landmarks are named after the wild hazel nuts that grow abound in the countryside.[8] The Assiniboine River has its headwaters Nut Hills.[9]

Not to be confused with nearby hamlet,[10] in the Rural Municipality of Sasman, which takes its name from the hill. Ron Petrie, writer for the Regina Leader-Post, was raised near Nut Mountain.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. ↑ Canada 2016 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. 1 2 OONG-KA-CHOONK, Ron Petrie, Regina Leader-Post, Jan. 5, 2005
  9. ↑ Assiniboine River, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
  10. ↑ Nut Mountain, epodunk.com
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