Duff | |
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Location of Duff in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 50°52′26″N 103°05′31″W / 50.874°N 103.092°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Southeast |
Census division | 5 |
Rural municipality | Stanley No. 215 |
Incorporated (village)[1] | May 28, 1920 |
Dissolved (special service area)[2] | January 1, 2022 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 30 |
• Density | 139.1/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code | S0A 0S0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Hwy 10 |
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Duff (2016 population: 30) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215 and Census Division No. 5. It is approximately 122 kilometres (76 mi) north-east of the city of Regina, 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of Yorkton, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Melville. The community is situated along Highway 10.
Duff incorporated as a village on May 28, 1920.[1] It dissolved its village status on January 1, 2022 in favour of becoming a special service area in the RM of Stanley No. 215.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Duff had a population of 25 living in 9 of its 16 total private dwellings, a change of -16.7% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 92.6/km2 (239.8/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Duff recorded a population of 30 living in 16 of its 23 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 30. With a land area of 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi), it had a population density of 136.4/km2 (353.2/sq mi) in 2016.[10]
About 3 kilometres (2 mi) east along the south side of Highway 10 is the Duff Provincial Recreation Site (50°52′50″N 103°02′47″W / 50.8806°N 103.0463°W).[11] It is a conservation area on Pearl Creek[12] at an elevation of 580 metres (1,900 ft).[13][14]