Consul, Saskatchewan
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Consul is a small village
Village
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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 Reno No. 51
Reno No. 51, Saskatchewan
Reno No. 51 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Census Division 4, just north of the USA border, and east of the Alberta border, in the southwestern corner of the province...
in the extreme southwest of 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
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along the Redcoat Trail
Saskatchewan Highway 13
Highway 13 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Alberta border until it transitions into Highway 2 at the Manitoba border near Antler. Highway 13 is about 676 km long.Highway 13 passes through Shaunavon, Assiniboia, Weyburn, Redvers and Carlyle...
. It features one of the last existing grain elevator
Grain elevator
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s in the region.
Demographics
In 2006, Consul had a population of 93 living in 44 dwellingsHouse
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, a 2.2% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of 1.2 km2 (0.75 mi2) and a population density
Population density
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of 77.5 people/km2 (124 people/mi2)
Approximately 100 people reside in the immediate town with up to 700 residing in the outlying areas. Agriculture
Agriculture
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is the top employment field with many surrounding farm
Farm
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s and ranch
Ranch
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es.