Plunkett, Saskatchewan


Plunkett is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Viscount No. 341 and Census Division No. 11.

History

Plunkett incorporated as a village on December 28, 1921. It was named after Viscount Horace Plunkett, a CP Rail investor.

Geography

Plunkett is at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 365. The village site is bounded by the railway to the south and Highway 16 to the north.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Plunkett recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Plunkett recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Economy

The economy of Plunkett is dominated by agriculture, and the mining industry, with mines located at Lanigan, Colonsay, and Allan.

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