Ardill, Saskatchewan

Ardill
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 49.9392°N 105.8419°W / 49.9392; -105.8419
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division	3
Rural Municipality	Lake Johnston
Restructured (Hamlet)	December 31, 1972[1]
Government
• Reeve	Ivan Costley
• Administrator	Sherry Green
• Governing body	Lake Johnston No. 102
Area
• Total	0 km^2 (0 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	0
• Density	0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0H 3G0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 2 Highway 715
[2][3][4][5]

Ardill is a hamlet in RM of Lake Johnston No. 102, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a listed population of 0 in the Canada 2006 Census.[6]

All that currently remains is the bar which was issued liquor licence #1. Ardill is located between Assiniboia and Moose Jaw, south of Old Wives Lake and at the northern end of Lake of the Rivers.

Demographics

Population history
(1921–1971)

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	26	—
1926	49	+88.5%
1931	38	−22.4%
1936	36	−5.3%
1941	82	+127.8%
1946	37	−54.9%
1951	38	+2.7%
1956	34	−10.5%
1961	31	−8.8%
1966	28	−9.7%
1971	26	−7.1%
Source: Government of Canada[7][8][9][10][11]

Ardill, like so many other small communities throughout Saskatchewan, has struggled to maintain a sturdy population, resulting in a ghost town with no population.

Previously, Ardill was incorporated under village status, but on December 31, 1972, it was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Lake Johnston No. 102.

In 2001, Ardill had a population of 0, the same as in 1996. The village had a land area of 0 km^2 (0 sq mi).

Infrastructure

The former Saskatchewan Transportation Company provided intercity bus service to Ardill.[12]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of hamlets in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
2. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
4. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
5. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
6. Canada 2006 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
7. "Census of Saskatchewan 1936" (PDF). Government of Canada. p. 96. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
8. "Census of the Prairie Provinces 1946". Government of Canada. p. 182. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
9. "Census of Canada 1956" (PDF). Government of Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
10. "1966 Census of Canada" (PDF). Government of Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
11. "1971 Census of Canada" (PDF). Government of Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
12. "STC route Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2010.

49°56′21″N 105°50′31″W