Air Ronge Explained

Air Ronge
Settlement Type:Northern village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Coordinates:55.0872°N -105.3318°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
Established Title:Northern village
Established Date:1977[1]
Government Type:Mayor–council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gordon Stomp
Leader Title1:MLA
Cumberland
Leader Name1:Doyle Vermette
Leader Title2:MP Desnethé—
Missinippi—
Churchill River
Leader Name2:Georgina Jolibois
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Land Km2:6
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1,365
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:UTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
Timezone1 Dst:UTC−5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0J 0B3

Air Ronge is a northern village in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 235 km north of Prince Albert. It lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, and is 3 km south of La Ronge and Lac La Ronge Provincial Park. According to 2006's census, the northern village is currently growing at 8.1%, and is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Saskatchewan. There are an additional 3,500 people in La Ronge (though Saskatchewan Tourism claims more than 5,000) and 2,000 in the Lac La Ronge First Nation. The community is on the edge of the Canadian Shield. Highway 2 passes through the community.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Air Ronge had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 6km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Northern-Incorporated Northern Communities Incorporation Dates
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census . Statistics Canada . 1 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . March 27, 2022.