Handel, Saskatchewan

Handel, Saskatchewan
Hamlet
Location of Handel in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°03′43″N 108°41′35″W / 52.062°N 108.693°WCoordinates: 52°03′43″N 108°41′35″W / 52.062°N 108.693°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
Rural Municipality	Grandview
Restructured (Hamlet)	January 31, 2007
Government
• Governing body	Grandview No. 349
• Reeve	Sally Germsheid
• Administrator	Patti J. Turk
Area
• Total	2.66 km^2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	25
• Density	9.4/km^2 (24/sq mi)
• Dwellings	7
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0G 0L0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 658
Waterways	Tramping Lake
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Handel is a hamlet in Grandview No. 349, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 25 at the 2006 Census. The village is located approximately 45 km directly west of the Town of Biggar on Highway 51.

Demographics

Prior to January 31, 2007, Handel was a village, but it was restructured as a hamlet on that date.^[5]

In 2006, Handel had a population of 25 living in 7 dwellings, a 0.0% increase from 2001. The village had a land area of 2.66 km² (1.03 sq mi) and a population density of 9.4/km² (24/sq mi).^[6]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– ^{Scholar search}) on November 21, 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
5. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
6. Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: Handel - Community Profile". Retrieved 2010-09-05.