Eyebrow, Saskatchewan Explained

Eyebrow
Official Name:Village of Eyebrow
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Eyebrow in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:50.732°N -106.185°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:South-central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:7
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Eyebrow
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Eyebrow Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Orlando Bueckert
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Deanne Hartell
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Title4:MLA
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1908
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Area Total Km2:2.70
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:119
Population Density Km2:50.0
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0H 1L0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian Pacific Railway
Footnotes:[1]

Eyebrow (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Eyebrow No. 193 and Census Division No. 7. The community originated at the location that is now the abandoned community of Eskbank several kilometres to the south. Eyebrow is located at the intersection of Highway 367 and Highway 42; 84 km northwest of Moose Jaw, 154 km northwest of Regina and 196 km south of Saskatoon.

History

A post office was established in 1904 called Eyebrow Hill located just south in Sec.12, Twp.20, R.2, W3 of the Dominion Land Survey. Eyebrow Hill was renamed Eskbank in 1908. The post office of Eyebrow Station (Sec.24, Twp.21, R.2, W3) was established in 1908 then was renamed Eyebrow six months later. Eyebrow incorporated as a village on January 8, 1909.[2]

Geography

The Eyebrow Hills and Eye Lake are located north of the village (not to be confused with Eyebrow Lake located in the Qu'Appelle Valley near the village of Tugaske).[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Eyebrow had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.52km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Eyebrow recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 2.7km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

Activities

The ERHL or Eyebrow Recreation Hockey League is a local outdoor hockey league consisting of three teams: the Blazers, Puck Hogs and Eskimos.Former NHL Player Mark Smith was raised near Eyebrow.

See also

External links

50.732°N -106.185°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2015-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
  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. Web site: Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Eyebrow Hills). 2015-02-07.
  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.