Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan

Belle Plaine (2016 population: 85) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 and Census Division No. 6. Belle Plaine is located on Highway 1 (also known as the Trans Canada Highway), 21 kilometres east of the City of Moose Jaw in south-central Saskatchewan. Buffalo Pound Provincial Park and Regina Beach are located near Belle Plaine.

Belle Plaine
Village
Village of Belle Plaine
Main Street
Belle Plaine
Location of Belle Plaine in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°24′N 105°09′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouth-central
Rural MunicipalityPense
Post office Founded1903-05-01
Incorporated (Village)1925
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyBelle Plaine Village Council
 • MayorJeff Geiger
 • MP (Palliser)Ray Boughen
 • MLA (Thunder Creek)Lyle Stewart
Population
 (2016)
 • Total85
 • Summer (DST)CST
Postal code
S0G 0G0
Area code(s)306
Highways Hwy 1
[1][2][3]

History

Belle Plaine incorporated as a village on August 12, 1910.[4]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198169—    
198682+18.8%
199180−2.4%
199664−20.0%
200170+9.4%
200664−8.6%
201166+3.1%
201685+28.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Belle Plaine recorded a population of 85 living in 33 of its 43 total private dwellings, a 22.4% change from its 2011 population of 66. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 63.4/km2 (164.3/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Belle Plaine recorded a population of 66, a 3.1% change from its 2006 population of 64. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 49.3/km2 (127.6/sq mi) in 2011.[8]

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Infrastructure
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See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2007-05-26
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2007-04-24
  4. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. EllisDon Corporation (November 23, 2006), Terra Grain Fuels Ethanol Facility, Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 2007-09-27, retrieved 2007-05-24

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