Prelate, Saskatchewan


Prelate is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 and Census Division No. 8. Located just of Highway 32 it is 12 km east of Leader and 146 km northwest of Swift Current.

History

Prelate was first settled in 1908. Prelate incorporated as a village on October 25, 1913.
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In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Prelate recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Prelate recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Education

The Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan, an Islamic boarding school for boys, opened in 2011 in the former St. Angela's Convent and Academy building. Enrolment is expected to be about 100 students and will offer Grades 4 to 12.

Notable people