Duff, Saskatchewan

Community in Saskatchewan, Canada

Special service area in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°52′26″N 103°05′31″W / 50.874°N 103.092°W / 50.874; -103.092CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRegionSoutheastCensus division5Rural municipalityStanley No. 215Incorporated (village)^[1]May 28, 1920Dissolved (special service area)^[2]January 1, 2022Area

• Total0.22 km² (0.08 sq mi)Population

(2016)

• Total30 • Density139.1/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)Postal code

S0A 0S0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 10^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Duff (2016 population: 30) 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

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	76	—
1986	74	−2.6%
1991	52	−29.7%
1996	43	−17.3%
2001	40	−7.0%
2006	30	−25.0%
2011	30	+0.0%
2016	30	+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

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 -16.7% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 0.27 km² (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 92.6/km² (239.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Duff recorded a population of 30 living in 16 of its 23 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 30. With a land area of 0.22 km² (0.085 sq mi), it had a population density of 136.4/km² (353.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[10]

Parks and recreation

About 3 kilometres (2 mi) east along the south side of Highway 10 is the Duff Provincial Recreation Site (50°52′50″N 103°02′47″W / 50.8806°N 103.0463°W / 50.8806; -103.0463).^[11] It is a conservation area on Pearl Creek^[12] at an elevation of 580 metres (1,900 ft).^[13]^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Restructuring of the Village of Duff". Government of Saskatchewan: The Queen's Printer. November 26, 2021. p. 3630. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Duff Recreation Site". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
^ "Pearl Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
^ "Maps showing Duff Recreation Site, 10-22-8-W2, Saskatchewan". Canmaps. Yellow Maps. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Duff Recreation Site, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Retrieved July 2, 2024.