Saugeen 29

Saugeen 29
Saugeen Indian Reserve No. 29
Saugeen 29 is located in Southern Ontario
Saugeen 29
Saugeen 29
Coordinates: 44°33′N 81°18′W / 44.550°N 81.300°W / 44.550; -81.300
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyBruce
First NationSaugeen
Area
 • Land41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,041
 • Density25.1/km2 (65/sq mi)
Websitewww.saugeenfirstnation.ca

Saugeen 29 is a First Nations reserve in Bruce County, Ontario. It is the main reserve of the Saugeen First Nation.

Like Chief's Point 28, this band owns land that is rented to cottagers who pay an annual lease fee for the use of the land. The current (mid 2019) lease contract between the cottagers and the two Reserves is in effect until 30 April 2021.[1]

Some years ago, the Saugeen First Nation successfully reclaimed the land that "runs south from the Sauble Beach sign toward Southampton, 18 kilometres away", according to one news report.[2] The beach area to the south of Main St. in the community is referred to by the band as Sauble Park or South Sauble Beach Park.[3][4][5] In addition to the south Sauble Beach, Ontario area, the Saugeen First Nation claims the rights to another stretch of the public beach, approximately 2 km long, west of Lakeshore Boulevard extending to a point between 1st St. South and 6th St. North. This claim has been in litigation since 1990 when the federal government started an action on behalf of the Saugeen First Nation, stating that the area is part of the Saugeen 29 Reserve. The band also filed its own claim in 1995.[6][7]

Demographics

Canada census – Saugeen 29 community profile
202120162011
Population784 (-24.7% from 2016)1,041 (43.4% from 2011)726 (-4.2% from 2006)
Land area41.42 km2 (15.99 sq mi)41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi)41.43 km2 (16.00 sq mi)
Population density18.9/km2 (49/sq mi)25.1/km2 (65/sq mi)17.5/km2 (45/sq mi)
Median age43.2 (M: 41.6, F: 45.2)37.2 (M: 33.8, F: 38.8)32.4 (M: 32.8, F: 31.7)
Private dwellings315 (total)  1,466 (total)  1,427 (total) 
Median household income$36,651
References: 2021[8] 2016[9] 2011[10] earlier[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "About SCOI". Saugeen Cottager’s Organization Incorporated. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Urquhart, Scot (July 23, 2016). "Sauble Beach is changing but it is still a place for family". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sauble Park". Saugeen First Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "About Saugeen First Nation". Saugeen First Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  5. ^ https://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/midwestern-ontario-news/2019/05/09/parking-changes-summer-sauble-beach/, Parking changes this summer at Sauble Beach
  6. ^ "Saugeen First Nation seeks court ruling on century-old boundary dispute in Sauble Beach". CBC News. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. ^ https://saugeenfirstnation.ca/news/sfn-seeks-summary-judgement-in-sauble-beach-claim/, Saugeen First Nation Seeks Summary Judgement in Sauble Beach Claim
  8. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  9. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  10. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  11. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.