Duff
Coordinates50.874°N 103.092°W
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSoutheast
Census division5
Rural municipalityStanley No. 215
Incorporated (village)[1]May 28, 1920
Dissolved (special service area)[2]January 1, 2022
Area total0.22 km²
Population as of2016
Population total30
Population density139.1 km²
Time zoneCST (UTC-6)
Postal codeS0A 0S0
Area code306

Duff (2016 population: ) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215 and Census Division No. 5. It is approximately 122 kilometres (76 mi) north-east of the city of Regina, 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of Yorkton, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Melville. The community is situated along Highway 10.

History

Duff incorporated as a village on May 28, 1920.[1] It dissolved its village status on January 1, 2022 in favour of becoming a special service area in the RM of Stanley No. 215.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Duff had a population of 25 living in 9 of its 16 total private dwellings, a change of -16.67% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Duff recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

Parks and recreation

About 3 kilometres (2 mi) east along the south side of Highway 10 is the Duff Provincial Recreation Site (50.8806°N 103.0463°W).[5] It is a conservation area on Pearl Creek[6] at an elevation of 580 metres (1,900 ft).[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived October 15, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Restructuring of the Village of Duff". Government of Saskatchewan: The Queen's Printer. November 26, 2021. p. 3630. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Duff Recreation Site". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Pearl Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Maps showing Duff Recreation Site, 10-22-8-W2, Saskatchewan". Canmaps. Yellow Maps. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Duff Recreation Site, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Retrieved 2 July 2024.