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Lucky Lake Saskatchewan Information

Lucky Lake (2016 population: 289) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Canaan No. 225 and Census Division No. 7. The Village is located at the junction of Highway 42, Highway 45 and Highway 646 approximately 90 km northeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. _x000D_ Lucky Lake incorporated as a village on November 23, 1920. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lucky Lake had a population of 270 living in 127 of its 145 total private dwellings, a change of -6.6% from its 2016 population of 289. With a land area of 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 329.3/km2 (852.8/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Lucky Lake recorded a population of 289 living in 134 of its 154 total private dwellings, a 0.7% change from its 2011 population of 287. With a land area of 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 437.9/km2 (1,134.1/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ Agriculture and agriculture services constitute the largest component of the town’s economy. Typical crops grown in the area include durum wheat, spring wheat, peas, lentils, and canola. Flax, beans and mustard are also grown to a lesser extent. Nearby Lake Diefenbaker provides water for irrigation so that additional crops such as potatoes can be grown. Wild West Steelhead, is an aquaculture farm that raises Steelhead Trout in the lake. The company employs many people in its operations that comprise the steps of egg incubation to the production of finished fillets. _x000D_ In the past, the provincial government’s efforts (via a partnership known as SPUDCO) to create a potato growing industry in the province led to local jobs being created to grow and package potatoes. SPUDCO eventually failed and the local potato growing industry has been slow to recover. _x000D_ 50°59?53?N 107°09?00?W? / ?50.998°N 107.150°W? / 50.998; -107.150 _x000D_ _x000D_ This article about a location in the Census Division No. 7 of Saskatchewan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it._x000D_ This article related to a lake in Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it._x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Lake,_Saskatchewan