Leask (2016 population: 399) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464 and Census Division No. 16. This village is 80 km (50 mi) southwest of Prince Albert. It is the administrative centre of the Mistawasis First Nation band government and the Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464.

History

Leask incorporated as a village on September 3, 1912.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Leask had a population of 379 living in 170 of its 197 total private dwellings, a change of -5% from its 2016 population of 399. With a land area of 0.73 km (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 519.2/km (1,344.7/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Leask recorded a population of 399 living in 184 of its 211 total private dwellings, a -3.5% change from its 2011 population of 413. With a land area of 0.75 km (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 532.0/km (1,377.9/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan