Big Shell, Saskatchewan
Resort village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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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.
Big Shell | |
|---|---|
| Resort Village of Big Shell | |
  Big Shell | |
| Coordinates: 53°11′50″N 107°08′08″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 16 |
| Rural municipality | RM of Spiritwood No. 496 |
| Incorporated[2] | August 1, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Wilkie |
| • Governing body | Resort Village Council |
| • Administrator | Tara Bueckert |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 48 |
| • Density | 43.6/km2 (113/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
| Waterway(s) | Shell Lake |
History
Big Shell incorporated as a resort village on August 1, 1982.[2]
Demographics
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 33.3% from its 2016 population of 48. With a land area of 0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 68.8/km2 (178.2/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
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 6.7% change from its 2011 population of 45. With a land area of 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.6/km2 (113.0/sq mi) in 2016.[4]