Viceroy, Saskatchewan

Viceroy
Hamlet
Viceroy wheat sheaf.
Viceroy Viceroy
Coordinates: 49°27′37.26″N 105°22′6.01″W / 49.4603500°N 105.3683361°WCoordinates: 49°27′37.26″N 105°22′6.01″W / 49.4603500°N 105.3683361°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	3
Rural Municipality	Excel
Area
• Total	1.15 km^2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	30
• Density	26.0/km^2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0H 4H0
Area code(s)	306

Viceroy is a hamlet in Excel Rural Municipality No. 71, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 25 at the 2011 Census. The hamlet previously held the status of a village until May 10, 2002. Viceroy is located 7 km south of the historic Red Coat Trail on Highway 624 north of Willow Bunch Lake adjacent to Big Muddy Valley.

History

Viceroy was incorporated in 1912. At its peak in the 1950s it had a population of 250. Prior to May 10, 2002, Viceroy was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Excel on that date.^[1][2]

Demographics

Canada census – Viceroy, Saskatchewan community profile
	2011
Population:	25 (-71.9% from 2006)
Land area:	1.18 km^2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population density:	21.3/km^2 (55/sq mi)
Median age:
Total private dwellings:	18
Median household income:
References: 2011[3]

Services

Once a bustling community with two schools, two restaurants, Klemenz Poolroom and bowling alley, a theatre and many other businesses. After two fires in the past century the community has shrunk to a much smaller scale. Viceroy still boasts the Viceroy Co-op which in a sense is the local "general store" offering grocery staples, tools, feed, hardware, parts, auto repair and petroleum sales.

The RM of Excel No. 71, office is located on main street with the equipment yard/shop to the south. Bengough Credit Union also operates a branch in Viceroy.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan

References

1. Kathy Gudnason (June 30, 2012). "Viceroy: 100 years of spirit". The Radville Star/The Deep South (living). Retrieved April 21, 2015.
2. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2011-02-24.