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Carmichael, Saskatchewan

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Carmichael is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109, Saskatchewan, Canada that held village status prior to 2019. The population was 58 at the 2016 Census.[3] Carmichael lies 1 km (1 mi) south of Highway 1 commonly known as the Trans Canada Highway, approximately 158 km (98 mi) east of city of Medicine Hat, Alberta.

CountryCanada
Post office foundedSeptember 1, 1911
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Carmichael
Carmichael is located in Carmichael No. 109
Carmichael
Carmichael
Location within Carmichael No. 109
Carmichael is located in Saskatchewan
Carmichael
Carmichael
Location within Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.0455°N 108.6482°W / 50.0455; -108.6482
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest
Rural municipalityCarmichael
Post office foundedSeptember 1, 1911
Incorporated (village)[1]May 25, 1917
Dissolved (special service area)[2]December 31, 2018
Government
 • MLADoug Steele
 • MPJeremy Patzer
Area
 • Total
0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
53
 • Density87.2/km2 (226/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0N 1A0
Area code306
Highways Highway 1
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway
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History

Carmichael incorporated as a village on May 25, 1917.[1] It restructured on December 31, 2018, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109.[2]

Demographics

Canada census – Carmichael community profile
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20162011
Population58 (+93.3% from 2011)30 (200% from 2006)
Land area0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population density87.2/km2 (226/sq mi)45.1/km2 (117/sq mi)
Median age44.7 (M: 47.0, F: 44.5)N/A (M: N/A, F: N/A)
Private dwellings23 (total)  16 (total) 
Median household income$N/A
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References: 2016[4] 2011[5]

Attractions

Great Sandhills Museum in Sceptre
  • Big Muddy Badlands, a series of badlands in southern Saskatchewan and northern Montana along Big Muddy Creek. They are found in the Big Muddy Valley, a cleft of erosion and sandstone along Big Muddy Creek. The valley is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) wide and 160 metres (520 ft) deep.[6] The valley was formed when it was part of an ancient glacial meltwater channel that carried great quantities of water southeastward during the last ice age.[7]

Pop culture

In the season 6 episode of Corner Gas entitled "Reader Pride," Constable Karen Pelly read a romance novel to Mrs. Carmichael who lived in a seniors home. The last name of the character was taken from the community.[citation needed]

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