Drinkwater, Saskatchewan Explained

Drinkwater
Official Name:Village of Drinkwater
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Drinkwater in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:50.2956°N -105.1358°W
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Redburn No. 130
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Drinkwater Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Ryan Briggs
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Colleen Ferguson
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:2.64
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:70
Population Density Km2:26.5
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0H 1G0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian Pacific Railway

Drinkwater (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 located along Highway 39 along the branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 18 miles southeast of the city of Moose Jaw and is named for "Charles Drinkwater", an original director of the CP Railway.

History

Drinkwater was incorporated as a village on June 7, 1904.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Drinkwater had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.64km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Drinkwater recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 2.64km2, 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.
  4. http://ca.geoview.info/sanborn_round_barn,19465198p Sanborn Round Barn