Duck Lake, Saskatchewan
Duck Lake is a town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is 88 km (55 mi) north of Saskatoon and 44 kilometres (27 mi) south of Prince Albert on Highway 11, in the Rural Municipality of Duck Lake No. 463. Immediately to the north of Duck Lake is the south block of the Nisbet Provincial Forest.
Town of Duck Lake | |
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Town | |
Duck Lake Town Office | |
Location of Duck Lake Duck Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°48′44″N 106°13′34″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Duck Lake |
| Post office established | 1879 |
| Village Incorporated | 1898 |
| Town Incorporated | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donna Piche |
| • Town Administrator | Michelle Zurakowski |
| • Governing body | Duck Lake Town Council |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 579 |
| • Density | 243.3/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0K 1J0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 11 Highway 212 |
| Website | Official Site |
The First Nations people are Cree and the band government of the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation is located here.
Duck Lake was home to one of the last operating schools in the Canadian Indian residential school system, the St. Michael's Indian Residential School (Duck Lake Indian Residential School), which closed in 1996.
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