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Plunkett (2021 population: 60) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Viscount No. 341 and Census Division No. 11. It held village status between 1921 and 2022. _x000D_ Plunkett incorporated as a village on December 28, 1921. It was named after Viscount Horace Plunkett, a Canadian Pacific Railway investor. It restructured on April 1, 2022, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Viscount No. 341. _x000D_ Plunkett is at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 365. The village site is bounded by the railway to the south and Highway 16 to the north. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plunkett had a population of 60 living in 28 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 60. With a land area of 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 89.6/km2 (231.9/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, Plunkett had a population of 60 living in 33 of its 36 total private dwellings, a -25% change from its 2011 population of 75. With a land area of 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 93.8/km2 (242.8/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ The economy of Plunkett includes agriculture and mining, with mines located at Lanigan, Colonsay, and Allan. _x000D_ 51°54?22?N 105°26?42?W? / ?51.906°N 105.445°W? / 51.906; -105.445 _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plunkett,_Saskatchewan