Spiritwood, Saskatchewan

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Spiritwood is a town in western Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 130 km west of Prince Albert, at the junction of provincial highways 3, 24 and 378.

[edit] Statistics

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

Population: 907 (-1.8% from 1996)
Land area: 2.95 km²
Population density: 306.9 people/km²
Median age: 43.4 (males: 41.8, females: 44.8)
Total private dwellings: 394
Mean household income: $37,129
Main article: Spiritwood Incident

This was the scene of the two deaths of RCMP officers in 2006, where after a 12 day manhunt, the suspect surrendered without incident.