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{{Short description|Village in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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{{Other|Shell Lake (disambiguation)}}

'''Shell Lake''' ([[Canada 2016 Census|2016 population]]: {{nts|175}}) is a [[village]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Saskatchewan]] within the [[Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496]] and [[Division No. 16, Saskatchewan|Census Division No. 16]]. This village is 90 kilometres west of the City of [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]]. It was formerly part of the [[Rural Municipality of Shell Lake No. 495|Rural Municipality (RM) of Shell Lake No. 495]] before it was absorbed by the RM of Spiritwood No. 496. It is the administrative centre of the [[Ahtahkakoop Indian Reserve No. 104|Ahtahkakoop]] [[Cree]] [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]] [[band government]].

== History ==
Shell Lake incorporated as a village on October 18, 1940.<ref name=Incorporation>{{cite web | url=http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | title=Urban Municipality Incorporations | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations | access-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | archive-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>

The [[Shell Lake murders]] took place on a nearby farm in 1967. 

== Demographics ==
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{{Historical populations
| title       = Population history<br/>(1981–2016)
| type        = Canada
| align       = right
| footnote    = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]] via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics''<ref name=Censuses81-06>{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Censuses86-16>{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref>
|1981|220
|1986|218
|1991|172
|[[1996 Canadian Census|1996]]|172
|[[2001 Canadian Census|2001]]|185
|[[2006 Canadian Census|2006]]|152
|[[2011 Canadian Census|2011]]|152
|[[2016 Canadian Census|2016]]|175
}}
}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Shell Lake had a population of {{val|189|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|94|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|150|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:189-175}}|175|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|175|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.39|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|189|1.39|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}</ref>

In the [[2016 Canadian census|2016 Census of Population]], the village of Shell Lake recorded a population of {{nts|175}} living in {{nts|95}} of its {{nts|231}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:175-152}}|175|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|152}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.23|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|175|1.23|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusSKmunis>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 30, 2020}}</ref>

== Memorial Lake Regional Park ==
'''Memorial Lake Regional Park''' ({{Coord|53.2973|-107.0617|display=inline}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Memorial Lake Regional Park |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HASUJ|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref> is a [[List of protected areas of Saskatchewan#Regional parks|regional park]] adjacent to the village of Shell Lake on the western shore of Memorial Lake<ref>{{cite web |title=Memorial Lake |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HASUI|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref> in the [[RM of Spiritwood No. 496]]. Located at the intersection of [[Saskatchewan Highway 3|Highways 3]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 12|12]], the 300-acre park was established in 1962. Amenities at the park include camping, swimming, boating, [[Baseball field|ball diamonds]], golfing, picnicking, and hiking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Memorial Lake Regional Park |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/2888/memorial-lake-regional-park |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref>

Memorial Lake is a spring fed, 402-acre lake that is {{convert|9.8|m}} deep with a sandy bottom. There's a beach, dock, boat launch, [[marina]], and fish filleting station. [[Northern pike]] are commonly found in the lake. The campground has 144 electrified campsites situated among pine and poplar trees with access to potable water, washrooms and showers, and a sewer dump. In the park, there are 59 privately owned cabins. Near the entrance to the park there's an 18-hole [[Miniature golf|minigolf]] with a concession that serves soft ice cream and beverages. On a hill in the park, there is a stone monument built by local [[Scouts Canada|boy scouts]] in 1929. The stones used were gathered from the homesteads of local men who died in [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Memorial Lake |url=https://saskregionalparks.ca/park/memorial-lake/ |website=Regional Parks of Saskatchewan |publisher=Saskatchewan Regional Parks |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Memorial Lake Regional Park |url=https://memoriallakeregionalpark.com/ |website=Memorial Lake Regional Park |publisher=Memorial Lake Regional Park |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref>

The Memorial Lake Regional Golf Course is an 18-hole, grass greens course that is a par 71 with 6,002 total yards. There is a pro shop with club and cart rentals and a licensed clubhouse that has an appetizer menu.<ref>{{cite web |title=Memorial Lake Regional Park Golf Course |url=https://www.golfsaskatchewan.org/golf-facility/memorial-lake-regional-park-golf-course-en/ |website=Golf Saskatchewan |publisher=Golf Saskatchewan |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of communities in Saskatchewan]]
* [[List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan]]

== References ==
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{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|villages=yes}}
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[[Category:Villages in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Division No. 16, Saskatchewan]]