Mantario

For the trail in Manitoba, see Mantario Trail.

Mantario is a special service area^[5] in the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It held village status prior to June 30, 2007.^[6] The population was five people in 2011. The community is located 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of the town of Kindersley on Highway 44.

Mantario
Special service area
Special Service Area of Mantario
Mantario Show map of Chesterfield No. 261 Mantario Show map of Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.2623°N 109.6991°W / 51.2623; -109.6991
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	8
Rural Municipality	Chesterfield No. 261
Post office founded	March 1, 1912 (closed March 27, 1986)
Incorporated (village)	N/A
Incorporated (town)	N/A
Government
• Reeve	Karrie Derouin
• Administrator	Beverly Dahl
• Governing body	Chesterfield No. 261
Area
• Total	0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5
• Density	6.4/km2 (16.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0L 2J0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 44
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Mantario is a portmanteau of Manitoba and Ontario. It was named after two provinces in imitation of nearby Alsask.^[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mantario had a population of 15 living in 5 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of 200% from its 2016 population of 5. With a land area of 0.77 km² (0.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 19.5/km² (50.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

Canada census – Mantario community profile

	2011
Population	5 (-50.0% from 2006)
Land area	0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population density	6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age	NA (M: NA, F: NA)
Private dwellings	9 (total)
Median household income	$NA

References: 2011^[9]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of hamlets in Saskatchewan
• List of geographic names derived from portmanteaus