Ceylon | |
Official Name: | Village of Ceylon |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southwest |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural Municipality |
Government Type: | Municipal |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | Ceylon Village Council |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Landon Lillihgard |
Leader Title2: | Administrator |
Leader Name2: | Laura delaney |
Established Title: | Post office Founded |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (Village) |
Established Title3: | Incorporated (Town) |
Area Total Km2: | 0.75 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 111 |
Population Density Km2: | 148.5 |
Population Blank1 Title: | National Population Rank (Out of 5,008) |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 49.2724°N -104.3623°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0C 0T0 |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | |
Blank1 Name: | Railways |
Blank1 Info: | Defunct (pulled) |
Ceylon (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of The Gap No. 39 and Census Division No. 2. It is located alongside Gibson Creek,[1] which is a tributary of Long Creek. No shops or businesses other than the bar remain.
Ceylon incorporated as a village on September 26, 1911.[2]
Ceylon Regional Park [3] is a regional park east of village of Ceylon at the small reservoir and dam along the course of Gibson Creek. The 20-acre park has a campground, ball diamonds, fishing dock, boat launch, and swimming pool. Access to the park is from Highway 377.[4]
The dam along the river was originally built in 1934 and rebuilt in 1984. Prior to the park being designated a regional park in 1965, it was known as Ceylon Beach in the 1950s. The campground has 34 sites, showers, washrooms, and potable water. The reservoir is stocked with jackfish and perch.[5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ceylon had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.76km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Ceylon recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.75km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]