Golden Prairie | |
Official Name: | Village of Golden Prairie |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Golden Prairie in Saskatchewan |
Coordinates: | 50.22°N -109.631°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southwest |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural Municipality |
Government Type: | Municipal |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | Golden Prairie Village Council |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Forbes Van Dellen |
Leader Name2: | Melinda Hammer |
Leader Title3: | MP |
Leader Title4: | MLA |
Established Title: | Post office Founded |
Established Date: | 1911 |
Established Title2: | • Village |
Established Date2: | 15 April 1942 |
Established Title3: | Incorporated (Town) |
Area Total Km2: | 0.41 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 30 |
Population Density Km2: | 72.5 |
Population Blank1 Title: | National Population Rank |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0N 0Y0 |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank1 Name: | Railways |
Blank1 Info: | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Golden Prairie is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Big Stick No. 141 and Census Division No. 8.
Golden Prairie incorporated as a village on 15 April 1942.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Golden Prairie had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.48km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Golden Prairie recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.41km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]
The village has a grain elevator with producer car loading facility, curling rink and restaurant. It holds the seat to the Rural Municipality of Big Stick No. 141 office.
Golden Prairie experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and short but very warm summers. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of 341.5mm, and is concentrated in the warmer months.