Drinkwater, Saskatchewan

Drinkwater
Village
Village of Drinkwater
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Drinkwater, ca. 1908
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Drinkwater, ca. 1908
Drinkwater is located in Saskatchewan
Drinkwater
Drinkwater
Location of Drinkwater in Saskatchewan
Drinkwater is located in Canada
Drinkwater
Drinkwater
Drinkwater (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°17′44″N 105°08′09″W / 50.29556°N 105.13583°W / 50.29556; -105.13583
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionSoutheast
Census division13
Rural MunicipalityRedburn No. 130
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyDrinkwater Village Council
 • MayorRyan Briggs
 • AdministratorColleen Ferguson
Area
 • Total
2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
70
 • Density26.5/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0H 1G0
Area code306
Highways Highway 39
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway
[1][2][3][4]

Drinkwater (2016 population: 70) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130 and Census Division No. 6. The village is located along Highway 39 along the branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 18 miles southeast of the city of Moose Jaw and is named for "Charles Drinkwater", an original director of the CP Railway.

History

Drinkwater was incorporated as a village on June 7, 1904.[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198178—    
198679+1.3%
199178−1.3%
199687+11.5%
200180−8.0%
200665−18.8%
201165+0.0%
201670+7.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Drinkwater had a population of 74 living in 33 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 70. With a land area of 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 28.0/km2 (72.6/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Drinkwater recorded a population of 70 living in 27 of its 32 total private dwellings, a 7.1% change from its 2011 population of 65. With a land area of 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.5/km2 (68.7/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

Attractions

  • Sanborn Round Barn[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
  5. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. ^ Sanborn Round Barn - Drinkwater, Saskatchewan


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