Chortitz, Saskatchewan
Organized Hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Chortitz is a hamlet in Coulee Rural Municipality No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 26 in the Canada 2006 Census.[5] The hamlet is located on Highway 379, about 25 km south of Swift Current.
Chortitz, Saskatchewan | |
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Organized Hamlet | |
  Chortitz  Chortitz | |
| Coordinates: 50.1061°N 107.6406°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 7 |
| Rural Municipality | Coulee |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Greg Targerson |
| • Administrator | Ken Hollinger |
| • Governing body | Coulee No. 136 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 26 |
| • Density | 122.6/km2 (318/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S9H 1K8 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 379 |
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Name
The name "Chortitz" is of Ukrainian origin, derived from the place name of Khortytsia in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.[6]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chortitz had a population of 15 living in 7 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of -21.1% from its 2016 population of 19. With a land area of 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi), it had a population density of 71.4/km2 (185.0/sq mi) in 2021.[7]