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Palmer is a small unorganized hamlet located 15 km east of the town of Gravelbourg in Sutton Rural Municipality No. 103, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population of Palmer fluctuates during the year, hovering in the double digits with peak population occurring in the summer months. The main reason of this spike is due to the efforts of the residents to establish Palmer as a venue for performing artists. In 2006 the hamlet had a population of 27 people. It previously held the status of village until January 1, 2002.

History

Prior to January 1, 2002, Palmer was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Sutton on that date.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Palmer had a population of 20 living in 6 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of 100% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 2.47 km (0.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.1/km (21.0/sq mi) in 2021.

History of the church

The prominent structure in Palmer is St. Oliver's Catholic Church which closed its doors in 1970. Eventually purchased by Mr. Bowler from his grandfather's estate, the building became simply known as "The Church".

The first mass was held by Father Gravel on May 17, 1914 and in the spirit of historical recognition, the residents of Palmer held a Centennial Celebration on May 17, 2014, highlighted by a music festival with the main stage located within the church.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan

References

1. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
3. "Churches of South Central Saskatchewan". Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2011.

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Towns	Assiniboia Coronach Gravelbourg Lafleche Mossbank Ponteix Rockglen Willow Bunch
Villages	Hazenmore Kincaid Limerick Mankota Neville Vanguard Wood Mountain
Rural municipalities	Auvergne 76 Excel 71 Glen Bain 105 Glen McPherson 46 Gravelbourg 104 Hart Butte 11 Lake Johnston 102 Lake of the Rivers 72 Mankota 45 Old Post 43 Pinto Creek 75 Poplar Valley 12 Stonehenge 73 Sutton 103 Terrell 101 Waverley 44 Whiska Creek 106 Willow Bunch 42 Wood River 74
First Nations	Wood Mountain Dakota Sioux
Indian reserves	Wood Mountain 160
Unincorporated communities	Organized hamlets Bateman Bayard McCord Ormiston Scout Lake Special service areas Aneroid Meyronne Hamlets Ardill Crane Valley Fife Lake Spring Valley Vantage Viceroy Arbuthnot Billimun Bishopric Buffalo Gap Canopus Cardross Coppen Crystal Hill Davyroyd Dunkirk Elm Springs Esme Ettington Expanse Ferland Fir Mountain Galilee Glen Bain Glentworth Grand Valley Gye Horse Creek Killdeer Lisieux Little Woody Lonesome Butte Macworth Maxwellton Mazenod McEachern Melaval Milly Mitchellton Palmer Quantock Readlyn Reliance Royer St. Boswells St. Victor Strathallen Summercove Twin Valley Verwood West Poplar Wideview Willows Willowvale Woodrow
See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan Census divisions of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

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