Elbow (2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 and Census Division No. 11. Elbow was founded in 1909, near what is now Lake Diefenbaker. It is 8 km northwest of Mistusinne, 10 km northwest of Douglas Provincial Park and 16 km southeast of Loreburn. The village got its name from its position on the elbow of the South Saskatchewan River.
The village contains a marina for boat storage and house boat rental, a golf course, a boat dealership and two restaurants. There is also a sod house (now a museum), and a library.
History
Elbow incorporated as a village on April 6, 1909.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Elbow had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Elbow recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Climate
Elbow experiences a Humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Elbow was on 24 June 1941. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 January 1972.