Arelee, Saskatchewan
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Arelee is a hamlet
in central Saskatchewan
, Canada
, approximately 60 km west of Saskatoon. It is located in the Rural Municipality
of Eagle Creek No. 376
.
Prior to March 21, 2002, Arelee was a village
, but it was restructured as a hamlet on that date.
The large white church at the north end of the hamlet is the Arelee Mennonite Brethern church. It was founded in 1908. The church has been sold to a local family.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in central Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, approximately 60 km west of Saskatoon. It is located in the Rural Municipality
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...
of Eagle Creek No. 376
Eagle Creek No. 376, Saskatchewan
The Rural Municipality of Eagle Creek No. 376, Saskatchewan is located west of the city of Saskatoon. It is in SARM Division No. 5.-Population:As of the census in 2001, there were 564 people living in the RM of Eagle Creek...
.
Prior to March 21, 2002, Arelee was a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
, but it was restructured as a hamlet on that date.
The large white church at the north end of the hamlet is the Arelee Mennonite Brethern church. It was founded in 1908. The church has been sold to a local family.