Consul, Saskatchewan

Consul
Consul
Village
	Village of Consul
	The Former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevators in Consul
	Consul Consul
	Coordinates: 49°17′43″N 109°31′11″W / 49.2954°N 109.5198°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest
Census division	4
Rural municipality	Reno
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Consul Village Council
• Mayor	Linda Brown
• Administrator	Yvonne Leismeister
• MP	Jeremy Patzer
• MLA	Doug Steele
Area
• Land	0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	50
• Density	130.1/km2 (337/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0N 0P0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 13; Highway 21
Railways	Great Western Railway

Consul (2021 population: 50) 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 211 kilometres (131 mi) southwest of the city of Swift Current.

History

Consul incorporated as a village on June 12, 1917.^[1]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	153	—
1986	124	−19.0%
1991	114	−8.1%
1996	107	−6.1%
2001	91	−15.0%
2006	93	+2.2%
2011	84	−9.7%
2016	73	−13.1%
2021	50	−31.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[2]^[3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Consul had a population of 50 living in 30 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of -31.5% from its 2016 population of 73. With a land area of 0.7 km² (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 71.4/km² (185.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Consul recorded a population of 73 living in 39 of its 40 total private dwellings, a -15.1% change from its 2011 population of 84. With a land area of 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 112.3/km² (290.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

Education

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.