Hitchcock Bay Explained

Hitchcock Bay^[1] is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is on the northern shore of Lake Diefenbaker at the inflow of Hitchcock Creek.

History

First settled in 1903 by O. A. "Jack" Hitchcock, a Quebec-born steam engineer turned rancher. His log cabin completed in 1904 still stands.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hitchcock Bay had a population of 108 living in 52 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 64. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.^[3]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hitchcock Bay . Canadian Geographical Names Database . Government of Canada . 30 April 2024.
2. Web site: 2019-09-13 . Pioneer rancher's cabin preserved along Diefenbaker Lake on Hitchcock Bay . 2024-04-26 . MooseJawToday.com . en.
3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.