Carmichael, Saskatchewan

Carmichael is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109, Saskatchewan, Canada that held village status prior to 2019. The population was 58 at the 2016 Census.[3] Carmichael lies 1 km (1 mi) south of Highway 1 commonly known as the Trans Canada Highway, approximately 158 km (98 mi) east of city of Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Carmichael
Special service area
Carmichael Carmichael
Coordinates: 50.0455°N 108.6482°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest
Rural municipality	Carmichael No. 109
Post office founded	September 1, 1911
Incorporated (village)[1]	May 25, 1917
Dissolved (special service area)[2]	December 31, 2018
Government
• MLA	Doug Steele
• MP	Jeremy Patzer
Area
• Total	0.67 km^2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	53
• Density	87.2/km^2 (226/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0N 1A0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Hwy 1
Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway

History

Carmichael incorporated as a village on May 25, 1917.[1] It restructured on December 31, 2018, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109.[2]

Demographics

Canada census – Carmichael community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	58 (+93.3% from 2011)	30 (200% from 2006)	10 (-50.0% from 2001)
Land area:	0.67 km^2 (0.26 sq mi)	0.67 km^2 (0.26 sq mi)	15.0 km^2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population density:	87.2/km^2 (226/sq mi)	45.1/km^2 (117/sq mi)	0.67/km^2 (1.7/sq mi)
Median age:	44.7 (M: 47.0, F: 44.5)	N/A (M: N/A, F: N/A)	N/A (M: N/A, F: N/A)
Total private dwellings:	23	16	9
Median household income:		$N/A	$N/A
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]

Attractions

Great Sandhills Museum in Sceptre

• Big Muddy Badlands, a series of badlands in southern Saskatchewan and northern Montana along Big Muddy Creek. They are found in the Big Muddy Valley, a cleft of erosion and sandstone along Big Muddy Creek. The valley is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) wide and 160 metres (520 ft) deep.[8] The valley was formed when it was part of an ancient glacial meltwater channel that carried great quantities of water southeastward during the last ice age.[9]

• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, an interprovincial park straddling the southern Alberta-Saskatchewan border, located north-west of Robsart. It is Canada's first and only interprovincial park.
• Cypress Hills Vineyard & Winery, open by appointment only from Christmas until May 14.[10]
• Fort Walsh, is part of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. As a National Historic Site of Canada the area possesses National Historical Significance. It was established as a North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) fort after and at the location of the Cypress Hills Massacre.
• Grasslands National Park, represents the Prairie Grasslands natural region, protecting one of the nation's few remaining areas of undisturbed dry mixed-grass/shortgrass prairie grassland. The park is located in the WWF-defined Northern short grasslands ecoregion, which spans across much of Southern Saskatchewan, Southern Alberta, and the northern Great Plains states in the United States. The unique landscape and harsh, semi-arid climate provide niches for several specially adapted plants and animals. The park and surrounding area house the country's only black-tailed prairie dog colonies. Other rare and endangered fauna that can be found in the park include the pronghorn, sage grouse, burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, prairie rattlesnake, black-footed ferret and eastern short-horned lizard. Flora includes blue grama grass, needlegrass, Plains Cottonwood and silver sagebrush.
• The Great Sandhills, is a sand dune rising 50 feet above the ground and covering 1,900 square kilometers. Native prairie grass helps keep the sand together. The sand dunes are fringed by small groves of aspen, birch, and willow trees, and by rose bushes, chokecherry and sagebrush. Subjected to strong winds, the dunes are always moving, creating an ever-changing landscape for photographers.[11]
• Robsart Art Works, opens July 1 to August 28, 2010 from 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment and features Saskatchewan artists featuring photographers of old buildings and towns throughout Saskatchewan.[12]
• T.rex Discovery Centre, a world class facility to house the fossil record of the Eastend area started many years before the discovery of "Scotty" the T.Rex in 1994.[13]

Pop culture

In the season 6 episode of Corner Gas entitled "Reader Pride," Constable Karen Pelly read a romance novel to Mrs. Carmichael who lived in a seniors home. Last name of the Carmichael was taken from the community.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of special service areas in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Urban Municipality Incorporations" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
2. "Restructuring of the Village of Carmichael" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. December 14, 2018. pp. 2664–2666. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
3. "Statistics Canada Carmichael No. 109 - 2016 Community Profile". Retrieved February 20, 2017.
4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
8. Yanko, Dave. "The Badlands". Virtual Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
9. Harel, Claude-Jean (2006). "Big Muddy Valley". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Great Plains Research Center. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
10. Cypress Hills Vineyard & Winery
11. Great Sandhills Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
12. Robsart Art Works Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
13. T.rex Discovery Centre