Nut Mountain
Unincorporated community
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionEast-central
Census division10
Rural municipalitySasman No. 336
Area total0.32 km²
Population as of2016
Population total10
Population density31.3 km²
Time zoneCST
Coordinates52.127°N 103.379°W
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 49
RailwaysCanadian National Railway (abandoned)

Nut Mountain is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Sasman No. 336, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the community had a population of 10 in the Canada 2016 Census.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Nut Mountain had a population of 5 living in 3 of its 4 total private dwellings, a change of -50% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Nut Mountain

Nut Mountain is a large hill (52°5′N 103°10′W)[3] in the east-central region of Saskatchewan. The mountain and several other nearby landmarks[4] are named after the wild hazel nuts that grow abound in the countryside.[5] The Assiniboine River has its headwaters near the Nut Hills.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Canada 2016 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Aug 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "Nut Mountain". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. ^ Nut Mountain Archived 2008-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, epodunk.com
  5. ^ OONG-KA-CHOONK Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Ron Petrie, Regina Leader-Post, Jan. 5, 2005
  6. ^ Assiniboine River Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan