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Ituna

Coordinates: 51°10′12″N 103°29′35″W / 51.170°N 103.493°W / 51.170; -103.493
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For the surrounding rural municipality, see Rural Municipality of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246.

Town of Ituna
Town
Ituna is located in Saskatchewan
Ituna
Location of Ituna
Ituna is located in Canada
Ituna
Ituna (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°10′05″N 103°29′54″W / 51.16806°N 103.49833°W / 51.16806; -103.49833
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census divisionNo. 10
Rural MunicipalityItuna Bon Accord
Post office founded1909
Incorporated (village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)1910
Government
 • MayorRene Dubreuil
 • Town ManagerN/A
 • Governing bodyItuna Town Council
Area
 • Total
1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total
622
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0A 1N0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway
Websitewww.ituna.ca

Ituna (/aɪˈtjuːnə/) is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. In 2006, it had a population of 622. It is 165 kilometres (103 mi) north-east of the capital Regina.

The town contains several businesses serving the local residents and rural community, including financial services, grocery stores, restaurants, and a hotel. The Ituna Theatre, built in 1946, is one of few remaining small town movie theatres still in operation.[2][3] About 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of town is the Ituna & District Regional Park, which has a campground and a 9-hole golf course.[4]

History

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Ituna has one registered historical site, the Red Brick Schoolhouse that was constructed in 1920 as a composite school for the Fruitville School District. The school build was closed in 1980 when the town school moved into a new building.[5]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ituna had a population of 726 living in 350 of its 401 total private dwellings, a change of 3.6% from its 2016 population of 701. With a land area of 1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 493.9/km2 (1,279.1/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Transportation

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The community is served by Ituna Airport which is located 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km) southeast.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada. 2006. Ituna Community nProfile[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/columnists/story.html?id=40510c2a-cf3f-48df-993e-e1e16dc4faeb Big screen thrives in small town THE LEADER-POST (REGINA)JANUARY 21, 2008
  3. ^ "Ituna Theatre - Film Schedule". Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Ituna & District".
  5. ^ http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/471.pdf Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Saskatchewan Register of Heritage Property - Red Brick Schoolhouse
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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