Primate, Saskatchewan

Primate is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382, Saskatchewan, Canada that held village status prior to 2016.

Primate
Special service area
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Coordinates: 52.153509°N 109.485055°W / 52.153509; -109.485055
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
Rural municipality	Eye Hill No. 382
Incorporated (village)[1]	April 5, 1922
Dissolved (special service area)[2]	December 31, 2015
Area  (2016)[3]
• Land	0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	52
• Density	55.2/km2 (143/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Area code	306

History

Abandoned elevator at Primate

Primate incorporated as a village on April 5, 1922.^[1] It restructured on December 31, 2015, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Primate had a population of 35 living in 17 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of -32.7% from its 2016 population of 52. With a land area of 0.86 km² (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.7/km² (105.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Primate recorded a population of 52 living in 21 of its 24 total private dwellings, a 15.6% change from its 2011 population of 45. With a land area of 0.94 km² (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 55.3/km² (143.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of special service areas in Saskatchewan