Lestock
Special service area
Lestock is located in Saskatchewan
Lestock
Lestock
Lestock in Saskatchewan
Lestock is located in Canada
Lestock
Lestock
Lestock (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°18′42″N 103°58′46″W / 51.31167°N 103.97944°W / 51.31167; -103.97944
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionCentral
Census division10
Rural municipalityKellross No. 247
Incorporated (village)[1]April 17, 1912
Dissolved (special service area)[2]September 1, 2017
Area
 • Total0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total95
 • Density109.3/km2 (283/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0A 2G0
Area code306
Highways Hwy 15

 Hwy 639
RailwaysCanadian National Railway
WebsiteVillage of Lestock

Lestock is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247, Saskatchewan, Canada that held village status prior to September 2017. Lestock had a population of 95 in the 2016 Canada Census, a -24.0% decline from 125 in the 2011 Canada Census.

The community was named after John Lestock Reid, a surveyor for the railway.[3]

History

Lestock was incorporated as a village on April 17, 1912.[1] It restructured on September 1, 2017, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247.[2]

Demographics

Canada census – Lestock, Saskatchewan community profile
20162011
Population95 (-24.0% from 2011)125 (-9.4% from 2006)
Land area0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population density187.7/km2 (486/sq mi)182.4/km2 (472/sq mi)
Median age56.8 (M: 61.2, F: 53.0)51.7 (M: 52.8, F: 50.0)
Private dwellings98 (total)  76 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Urban Municipality Incorporations" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. p. 8. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Restructuring of the Village of Lestock" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. September 8, 2017. pp. 1718–1723. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lesstock, Saskatchewan profile". epodunk.com. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.


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