Indian Point – Golden Sands Explained

Indian Point – Golden Sands
Settlement Type:Former organized hamlet
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:17
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Subdivision Name4:Parkdale No. 498
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Title4:MP
Established Title:Post office founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (organized hamlet)
Established Title3:Amalgamated[1]
Established Date3:January 1, 2020
Area Footnotes: (2016)
Area Land Km2:0.81
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:88
Population Density Km2:109.3
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:53.586°N -108.602°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highway(s)
Blank Info:Highway 697
Blank1 Name:Waterway(s)
Blank1 Info:Turtle Lake

Indian Point – Golden Sands[3] is a former organized hamlet of the Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 that is now part of the Resort Village of Turtle View in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the east shore of Turtle Lake, approximately northwest of Saskatoon.

History

Indian Point – Golden Sands amalgamated with the nearby Organized Hamlet of Turtle Lake Lodge on January 1, 2020 to form the Resort Village of Turtle View.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Indian Point-Golden Sands had a population of 137 living in 66 of its 217 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 88. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: To Incorporate the Organized Hamlet of Indian Point – Golden Sands and the Organized Hamlet of Turtle Lake Lodge as the Resort Village of Turtle View . The Saskatchewan Gazette . 1348 - 1352 . May 31, 2019 . October 14, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 20, 2019 . October 14, 2019.
  3. Web site: Indian Point – Golden Sands. Canadian Geographical Names Database . Government of Canada . 15 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.