Fosston, Saskatchewan Explained

Fosston
Official Name:Village of Fosston
Settlement Type:Village
Motto:Catch The Fosston Feeling
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Fosston in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.206°N -103.83°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Fosston Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:William Dyck
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Valerie Bjerland
Leader Title3:Federal Electoral District of Yorkton—Melville M.P.
Leader Name3:Cathay Wagantall (2015)
Leader Title4:Provincial Constituency of Kelvington-Wadena M.L.A.
Leader Name4:June Draude (2007)
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1908
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:1964
Area Total Km2:0.59
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:45
Population Density Km2:76.8
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0E 0V0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways
Footnotes:[1]

Fosston (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Ponass Lake No. 367 and Census Division No. 14. The village was named after Fosston, Minnesota, the original home of five Rustad brothers, who homesteaded there.[2]

History

Fosston incorporated as a village on January 1, 1965.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fosston had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.54km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Fosston recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.59km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

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References

52.206°N -103.83°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-06-21.
  2. Book: Barry. Bill. Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. registration. September 2005. People Places Publishing, Ltd.. Regina, Saskatchewan. 1-897010-19-2. 149.
  3. 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.
  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.