Earl Grey, Saskatchewan Explained

Earl Grey
Official Name:Village of Earl Grey
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Earl Grey
Coordinates:50.9356°N -104.7111°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:6
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Longlaketon No. 219
Subdivision Type5:Federal Electoral District
Subdivision Type6:Provincial Constituency
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Earl Grey Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Debbie Hupka-Butz
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Courtney Wiers
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1905-10-16
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:1906
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Population Total:246
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:187.7
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0G 1J0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian Pacific Railway
(abandoned)

Earl Grey (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219 and Census Division No. 6. The village is located approximately 67 kilometres north of the City of Regina.

The area was first settled in 1901 by Paul Henderson, younger brother of Jack Henderson, hangman of Louis Riel.[1] Subsequent to Paul Henderson's death from exposure in 1903, other settlers followed; in 1906 the village was incorporated and named "Earl Grey" after Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Canada's Governor General at the time.[2]

Currently, the town has two churches (Christ Lutheran Church [ELCIC] and a United Church), one Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, several old-age homes, a hotel, a curling rink, and a veterinary clinic. A small statue of a grain elevator is displayed in the downtown area, a commemorative tribute to the village's once-thriving grain economy.

The public school was downsized to a Kindergarten-Grade 8 school in the 2003–2004 school year, before closing completely in 2007.[3]

History

Earl Grey incorporated as a village on July 27, 1906.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Earl Grey had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.35km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Earl Grey recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.31km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]

See also

References

  1. Black, Norman Fergus (1913). A HISTORY OF SASKATCHEWAN AND THE OLD NORTH WEST.
  2. Shortt, Adam & Doughty, Arthur G., editors (1914). Canada and Its Provinces: Volume 19: The Prairie Provinces Part One
  3. Sask. school divisions announce 14 closures May 8, 2007 - CBC News. Retrieved July 29, 2019
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  6. 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.