Prelate, Saskatchewan

Prelate (2016 population: 154) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 and Census Division No. 8. Located just of Highway 32 it is 12 km (8 miles) east of Leader and 146 km (90 miles) northwest of Swift Current.

For other uses, see Prelate.
Prelate
Village
Grain elevator in Prelate
Prelate
Prelate
Coordinates: 50.852°N 109.409°W / 50.852; -109.409
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouth-west Saskatchewan
Census division8
Rural MunicipalityHappyland
Settled1908
Village (incorporated)1913
Post office founded1914
Government
 • MayorDarrah Duchscherer
 • AdministratorDarlene Wagner
 • Governing bodyPrelate Village Council
Area
 • Total0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total126
 • Density144.5/km2 (374/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0N 2B0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 32
[1][2][3][4]

History

Prelate was first settled in 1908.[5] Prelate incorporated as a village on October 25, 1913.[6]

Historical sites
  • St. Angela's Convent and St. Angela's Academy of Prelate was founded in 1919. The boarding school for girls was run by the Ursuline Sisters until it closed in 2007.[7]
  • Saints Peter and Paul Church (Blumenfeld Church) located 15 km south of Prelate is a Municipal Heritage Property. Built in 1915 the church served the Catholics of German descent of the Prelate area. The grounds feature a fieldstone shrine and in the cemetery wrought iron crosses mark some of the graves.[8]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981317—    
1986254−19.9%
1991191−24.8%
1996189−1.0%
2001164−13.2%
2006126−23.2%
2011124−1.6%
2016154+24.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[9][10]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Prelate recorded a population of 154 living in 62 of its 77 total private dwellings, a 19.5% change from its 2011 population of 124. With a land area of 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 177.0/km2 (458.5/sq mi) in 2016.[11]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Prelate recorded a population of 124, a -1.6% change from its 2006 population of 126. With a land area of 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 142.5/km2 (369.1/sq mi) in 2011.[12]

Education

The Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan,[13] an Islamic boarding school for boys, opened in 2011 in the former St. Angela's Convent and Academy building. Enrolment is expected to be about 100 students and will offer Grades 4 to 12.[7]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-08-01
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2003-11-16.
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. Prelate History Book Committee (1990), Our Heritage Recalled, Prelate, Saskatchewan, 1908-1990, Battleford, SK: Marian Press Ltd.
  6. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. The B. C. Catholic, August 30, 2011. "Saskatchewan Catholic school to become Islamic boys' school". Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  8. "Blumenfeld Church". Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  9. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  10. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  11. "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.
  12. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  13. "Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 4 September 2013.

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