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Admiral
Special service area
Admiral, Saskatchewan
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Coordinates: 49°42′47″N 108°00′11″W / 49.713°N 108.003°W / 49.713; -108.003
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division	17
Rural municipality	Wise Creek No. 77
Federal riding	Cypress Hills—Grasslands
Post office founded	February 1, 1911
Incorporated (village)	1914
Restructured	August 17, 2006
Elevation	840 m (2,750 ft)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0N 0B0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 13 Highway 629

Admiral (2016 population: 20) is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek No. 77 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally incorporated as a village in 1914, it relinquished its status when it dissolved on August 17, 2006.

Admiral is 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) south of Highway 13 (the Red Coat Trail) on the Great Western Railway, approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Swift Current. It is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) equidistant from Shaunavon and Ponteix to the west and east respectively. Local services are limited to a post office and Roman Catholic church.

Etymology

Admiral is a CPR list name, named after the naval rank. This is consistent with other communities along the Weyburn-Lethbridge line, including Yeoman, Khedive, Viceroy, and Consul.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Admiral had a population of 15 living in 8 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of -25% from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of 1.87 km (0.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.0/km (20.8/sq mi) in 2021.

Economy

The economy of the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek No. 77 is predominantly based on agriculture including crop farming and livestock operations.

Infrastructure

Saskatchewan Transportation Company provided intercity bus service to Admiral prior to its dissolution in 2017.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan

References

1. ^ "Welcome To The RM of Wise Creek No.77!". RM Wise Creek. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
2. ^ "Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan". University of Regina. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
3. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
4. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on December 11, 2007
5. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
6. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
7. Restructured Villages, Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs, archived from the original on March 25, 2008, retrieved February 10, 2008
8. 2018/2019 Saskatchewan Official Road Map (Map). Tourism Saskatchewan. 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
9. "Map". Great Western Railway. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
10. "Admiral Post Office details". Canada Post. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
11. "Holy Family Parish details". Archdiocise of Regina. August 3, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
12. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 13. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
13. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
14. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
15. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
16. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
17. "STC Route map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
18. "A year after the last ride, STC enthusiasts still miss the bus". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

v t e Places adjacent to Admiral, Saskatchewan
Simmie Beverley Neville Scotsguard Admiral Cadillac Climax Bracken Orkney Val Marie

v t e Division No. 4, Saskatchewan
Towns	Eastend Maple Creek Shaunavon
Villages	Bracken Cadillac Climax Consul Frontier Val Marie
Rural municipalities	Arlington 79 Bone Creek 108 Carmichael 109 Frontier 19 Grassy Creek 78 Lac Pelletier 107 Lone Tree 18 Maple Creek 111 Piapot 110 Reno 51 Val Marie 17 White Valley 49 Wise Creek 77
First Nations	Nekaneet Cree
Indian reserves	Nekaneet Cree Nation
Unincorporated communities	Organized hamlets Darlings Beach Special service areas Admiral Carmichael Hamlets Orkney Piapot Simmie Altwan Battle Creek Beaver Valley Belanger Bench Blank's Beach Blumenhof Blumenort Canuck Cardell Carnagh Chambery Claydon Clearsite Crane Lake Crichton Cross Cummings Cypress Hills Park Divide Dollard Driscol Lake East Fairwell Edgell Forres Fort Walsh Frenchville Garden Head Gergovia Govenlock Hatton Hillandale Illerbrun Instow Kealey Springs Kincorth Klintonel Knollys Lac Pelletier Leghorn Loomis Mackid Masefield Maxwelton Merryflat Monchy Nashlyn Neighbour Neuhoffnung Notukeu Olga Oxarat Palisade Rangeview Ravenscrag Robsart Roche Plain Rosefield Scotsguard Senate Sidewood Skull Creek South Fork Staynor Hall Stone Supreme Tannahill Treelon Tyro Vesper Vidora West Plains Willow Creek
See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan Census divisions of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

49°42′47″N 108°00′11″W / 49.713°N 108.003°W / 49.713; -108.003

• Designated places in Saskatchewan
• Former villages in Saskatchewan
• Special service areas in Saskatchewan
• Populated places disestablished in 2006
• Wise Creek No. 77, Saskatchewan
• Division No. 4, Saskatchewan