Pierceland

Pierceland (2016 population: 598) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622 and Census Division No. 17. It is north of the Beaver River on Saskatchewan Highway 55. This village is the administrative centre of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation (formerly Joseph Bighead First Nation) and Island Lake Cree band governments.

Village of Pierceland
Village
Village of Pierceland
Village of Pierceland
Coordinates: 54.349°N 109.755°W / 54.349; -109.755
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division17
Rural MunicipalityBeaver River
Post office Founded1932 April 01
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 • MayorJim Krushelnitzky
 • AdministratorJane Eistetter
 • Governing bodyPierceland Village Council
Area
 • Total2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total449
 • Density166.9/km2 (432/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0M 2K0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 21
Highway 55
WaterwaysPierce Lake
Lac des lles
WebsiteOfficial website
[1][2][3][4]

History

Pierceland incorporated as a village on January 1, 1973.[5]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981425—    
1986501+17.9%
1991475−5.2%
1996488+2.7%
2001449−8.0%
2006498+10.9%
2011551+10.6%
2016598+8.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Pierceland recorded a population of 598 living in 249 of its 289 total private dwellings, a 7.9% change from its 2011 population of 551. With a land area of 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 222.3/km2 (575.8/sq mi) in 2016.[8]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Pierceland recorded a population of 551, a 10.6% change from its 2006 population of 498. With a land area of 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 204.8/km2 (530.5/sq mi) in 2011.[9]

Notable people
  • Grant Erickson (born April 28, 1947 in Pierceland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 266 games in the World Hockey Association and 6 games in the National Hockey League.
  • Lorna Heiber born April 7, 1960 was the first woman to lead an Aboriginal Government in Saskatchewan. She served as Acting President of the Metis Nation Saskatchewan in 2004 (under the name Lorna Docken). Her son Joey Stylez is a well known musician who has received many honors and has been named one of Canada's top rappers of all time by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-03-11
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  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, 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.
  9. "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.

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