Consul, Saskatchewan

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. 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
Village
Village of Consul
The Former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevators in Consul
Consul Show map of Reno No. 51 Consul Show map of Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49.2954°N 109.5198°W / 49.2954; -109.5198
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest
Census division	4
Rural municipality	Reno
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Consul Village Council
• Mayor	Travis Seifert
• 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

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.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan