Goodsoil Explained

Goodsoil
Official Name:Village of Goodsoil
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Goodsoil in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:54.399°N -109.238°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:West-central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Goodsoil Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:John Purves
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Fred Puffer
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Title4:MLA
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:December 1, 1929
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:1.98
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:282
Population Density Km2:142.6
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0M 1A0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:None
Website:Village of Goodsoil
Footnotes:[1] [2]

Goodsoil (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622 and Census Division No. 17. The Goodsoil Historical Museum Site (c. 1932 - 45) is a municipal heritage property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[3] It is the western gateway to Meadow Lake Provincial Park.

Parks and recreation

Goodsoil is located about one kilometre south of Meadow Lake Provincial Park's boundary, which is Saskatchewan's largest provincial park. The park has over 25 lakes and features recreational activities including boating, camping, fishing, and swimming.[4]

Eight kilometres west of Goodsoil is Northern Meadows Golf Club, an 18-hole championship course that includes a proshop with rentals and a driving range.[5] The golf course is located on the northern shore of Bousquet Lake along Highway 954.

History

Goodsoil incorporated as a village on January 1, 1960.[6]

Transportation

Goodsoil is located along Highway 26 about five kilometres north of Highway 55. At the north end of town, Highway 26 turns into Highway 224 and continues on into Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Highway 954 begins at the north end of town at the junction with Highway 26 / 224 and heads west into Meadow Lake Provincial Park.

Goodsoil Airport is located 1NM north north-west of the village along Highway 954.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Goodsoil had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.78km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Goodsoil recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.98km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[8]

Notable people

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External links

54.399°N -109.238°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-09-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . 2006-10-06 .
  2. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-09-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
  3. http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=6999 Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  4. Web site: Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Tourism Saskatchewan. 2 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Welcome To Northern Meadows Golf Club . Northern Meadows . Northern Meadows Golf Club . 18 June 2023.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  8. 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.