Mantario | |
|---|---|
| Special Service Area of Mantario | |
  Mantario  Mantario | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′44″N 109°41′57″W / 51.2623°N 109.6991°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 8 |
| Rural Municipality | Chesterfield No. 261 |
| Post office founded | March 1, 1912 (closed March 27, 1986) |
| Incorporated (village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Karrie Derouin |
| • Administrator | Beverly Dahl |
| • Governing body | Chesterfield No. 261 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (16.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0L 2J0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 44 |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Mantario is a special service area[5] in the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It held village status prior to June 30, 2007.[6] The population was five people in 2011. The community is located 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of the town of Kindersley on Highway 44.
Mantario is a portmanteau of Manitoba and Ontario. It was named after two provinces in imitation of nearby Alsask.[7]
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved August 1, 2011
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ "Municipal Directory System" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. p. 228. Retrieved November 19, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 271. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.