Christopher Lake Explained

Christopher Lake
Official Name:Village of Christopher Lake
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Christopher Lake Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Chris McShannock
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Jeannie Rip
Leader Title4:MP Raegan
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:4.56
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:289
Population Density Km2:63.3
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:53.54°N -105.794°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0J 0N0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:None

Christopher Lake (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the District of Lakeland No. 521 and Census Division No. 15. The village lies in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, 2 km south and east of a large lake of the same name (Christopher Lake). The village is approximately 40 km north of the City of Prince Albert and about 5 km east of its partner resort area of Emma Lake, west of the junction of Highway 2 and 263. Christopher Lake is home to the Little Red River Cree First Nation band government.

History

Christopher Lake incorporated as a village on March 1, 1985.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Christopher Lake had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 4.59km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Christopher Lake recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 4.56km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

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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.