Climax, Saskatchewan Explained

Climax
Official Name:Village of Climax
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:CAN SK Lone Tree#Canada Saskatchewan
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southwest
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:4
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Lone Tree
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Climax Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Dennis Klein
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Marla Shirley[1]
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Name3:Jeremy Patzer
Leader Title4:MLA
Leader Name4:Doug Steele
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1913
Established Title2:Village Incorporated
Area Total Km2:1.00
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:195
Population Density Km2:137
Population Density Sq Mi:145.7/km2(377.5/sq mi)
Population Metro:137
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0N 0N0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Great Western Railway

Climax (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18 and Census Division No. 4. The village is located in the southwestern region of the province, just north of the U.S. border, situated on Highway 18 between Frontier and Canuck and on Highway 37 between Shaunavon and the Port of Climax.

History

Climax incorporated as a village on December 11, 1923.[2] The community was named after Climax, Minnesota, the home town of early homesteader Christ Fuglestad.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Climax had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.94km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Climax recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=1904 Municipal Directory System
  2. 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.
  3. Book: Barry. Bill. Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. registration. September 2005. People Places Publishing, Ltd.. Regina, Saskatchewan. 1-897010-19-2. 87.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. News: Vancouver Canucks fire coach Willie Desjardins, who becomes fall guy for foundering franchise. National Post. 2017-04-11. en.