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Wood Mountain
Wood Mountain, a village in Saskatchewan, Canada, has a 2016 population of 20. Located in the Rural Municipality of Old Post No. 43 and Census Division No. 3, it lies northeast of the Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation's administrative office. The village is named from the Red River Métis words 'montagne de bois,' meaning 'mountain of wood,' reflecting the area's abundance of poplar trees amidst the otherwise barren landscape. It is situated where Highway 18 and Highway 358 intersect south of the community.
Wood Mountain is renowned for its annual stampede, a tradition maintained for over 124 years.
Historically, Wood Mountain was the endpoint of the Fort Ellice-Wood Mountain Trail, used from 1757 to the 1850s for transporting pemmican and other provisions by the Métis and First Nations. The trail spanned over 400 kilometers (250 miles). The village incorporated on March 4, 1930.
According to the 2021 Census of Population, Wood Mountain had a population of 20 residing in 8 of its 14 private dwellings, maintaining the same population level as in 2016. With a land area of 0.61 km² (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.8/km² (84.9/sq mi) in 2021.
Historically dependent on agriculture, Wood Mountain has also developed a tourism sector, offering accommodations like hotels and bed and breakfasts, a café restaurant, an outdoor pool, a library, a community hall, churches, museums, campgrounds, and parks.
In the 2016 Census, Wood Mountain had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 10 private dwellings, a decrease of 25% from the 2011 population of 25. The land area and population density were consistent with the 2021 figures.
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