Consul | |
Official Name: | Village of Consul |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | CAN SK Reno#Saskatchewan |
Coordinates: | 49.2954°N -109.5198°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southwest |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Reno |
Government Type: | Municipal |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | Consul Village Council |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Linda Brown |
Leader Title2: | Administrator |
Leader Name2: | Yvonne Leismeister |
Leader Title3: | MP |
Leader Name3: | Jeremy Patzer |
Leader Title4: | MLA |
Leader Name4: | Doug Steele |
Established Title: | Post office Founded |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (Village) |
Established Title3: | Incorporated (Town) |
Area Land Km2: | 0.65 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 50 |
Population Density Km2: | 130.1 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0N 0P0 |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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Blank1 Name: | Railways |
Blank1 Info: | Great Western Railway |
Consul (2021 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51 and Census Division No. 4. The historic Red Coat Trail and Highway 21 pass through the village. The village features one of the last existing grain elevators in the region. It is southwest of the city of Swift Current. The village has few amenities, but such include the Consul Bakery, the Motel, the Co-Op, the Cypress Credit Union, Upper Kuts Hair Salon, and the Baseball Diamonds. The school of Consul (Consul School) is from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The average students per grade is around 6. Consul School has sports such as Volleyball, Badminton, Track and Field, Cross Country, Golf, and for some students, American Football. Consul is near the American state of Montana, only about 120 kilometres (km) from Havre, Montana. Some residents of Consul work in farther towns and villages for the lower living costs of moving there instead of staying in Consul. Consul is also home to some exotic flora such as cacti, puffball mushrooms, sage grouse, and a large helping of sunflower in the summer. The farming industry in Consul is quite large with about 90 percent of residents owning a farm/farmland.
Consul incorporated as a village on June 12, 1917.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Consul had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.7km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Consul recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.65km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]
Consul School is a Kindergarten to Grade 12 facility serving approximately 70 students in the extreme southwest corner of Saskatchewan. Consul School is a part of the Chinook School Division which includes most of southwest Saskatchewan.