Briercrest Explained

Briercrest
Official Name:Village of Briercrest
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Briercrest Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:William Duncan
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Linda Senchuk
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Title4:MLA
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1903
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Area Total Km2:0.62
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:159
Population Density Km2:256.4
Timezone:CST
Coordinates:50.1°N -105.16°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0H 0K0
Area Code:306
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Website:Village of Briercrest

Briercrest (2016 population:) 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 approximately 42 km southeast of the City of Moose Jaw and 77 km southwest of the City of Regina. When the post office formed in 1903, it was a part of the Federal Electoral District: Assiniboia, North West Territories, as well as part of the provisional district of Assiniboia West, North West Territories, until the province of Saskatchewan was formed in 1905.

History

Briercrest incorporated as a village on April 17, 1912.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Briercrest had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.69km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Briercrest recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.62km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

Education

Coventry School Division (SD) 213, North West Territories (NWT) was one of the first one-room schools started in 1891. Hipperholme SD 467, NWT soon followed in 1899. Many more one-room school districts developed in the early 1900s to survive until the mid-20th century when they were gradually replaced with the Briercrest Family of Schools.

Briercrest College and SeminaryThe Briercrest College and Seminary was originally founded as the Briercrest Bible Institute in Briercrest in 1935, which has since moved to Caronport. In 1946, a larger facility was needed for the increasing number of students, and the airbase at Caronport became the school's new home. The school, however, continued to honour its early history by retaining the name of Briercrest as its birthplace.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.