Katepwa Beach Explained

Katepwa Beach
Settlement Type:Former resort village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:6
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Subdivision Name4:RM of Abernethy No. 186
Subdivision Type5:Resort village
Subdivision Name5:District of Katepwa
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Don Jewitt
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Resort Village Council
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Gail E. Sloan
Leader Title3:Clerk
Leader Title4:Councillors
Leader Name4:Michael Alport
Georden Pettigrew
Dennis Temple
Established Title:Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated
(resort village)
Established Date2:August 1, 1957
Established Title3:Name change
Established Date3:May 13, 1992
Established Title4:Amalgamated
Established Date4:July 24, 2004
Area Footnotes: (2006)
Area Land Km2:1.69
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:112
Population Density Km2:66.3
Timezone:CST
Timezone Dst:CST
Coordinates:50.697°N -103.628°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306 and 639
Blank Name:Highway(s)
Blank Info:Highway 56
Blank1 Name:Railway(s)
Blank2 Name:Waterway(s)
Blank2 Info:Katepwa Lake

Katepwa Beach (2006 population:) is a former resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6. It is now part of the District of Katepwa. Katepwa Beach is on the eastern shore of Katepwa Lake in the RM of Abernethy No. 186, approximately south-east of the town of Fort Qu'Appelle on Highway 56.

Located on the south side of Katepwa Beach is Katepwa Point Provincial Park[1] and on the east side are two gold courses. Katepwa Beach Golf Course is an 18-hole course[2] and Katepwa Family Nine Golf Course is a 9-hole course.[3]

History

Katepwa Beach incorporated as a resort village on August 1, 1957, under the official name of the Summer Resort Village of Katepwa Beach.[4] The resort village changed its official name to the Resort Village of Katepwa Beach on May 13, 1992.[4] It, and the resort villages of Katepwa South and Sandy Beach, amalgamated on July 24, 2004, to form the Resort Village of the District of Katepwa.[5]

Demographics

In the 2006 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the former Resort Village of Katepwa Beach recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2001 population of . With a land area of 1.69km2, it had a population density of in 2006.[6]

In the 2001 Census of Population, the Resort Village of Katepwa Beach recorded a population of, a change from its 1996 population of . With a land area of 2.89km2, it had a population density of in 2001.[7]

Government

The former Resort Village of Katepwa Beach has been governed by the District of Katepwa since the 2004 amalgamation.[5] Katepwa Beach is in Ward 2, which is represented by councillors Stephen Alport, Scott Baber and Garry Huntington, .[8] The District of Katepwa's mayor is Rick Pattison and its administrator is Gail E. Sloan.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katepwa Point Provincial Park . Tourism Saskatchewan . Government of Saskatchewan . 23 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Katepwa Beach Golf Club . Golf Katepwa . Katepwa Beach Golf Club . 23 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Katepwa Family Nine Golf Course . GolfPass . 23 October 2023.
  4. Web site: The Saskatchewan Gazette . 88 . 723 . Government of Saskatchewan: The Queen's Printer . June 5, 1992 . 23 . June 7, 2020.
  5. Web site: Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names: From January 2, 2001 to January 1, 2006 (Table 1: Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order, by province/territory [Saskatchewan]) ]. . June 2007 . June 6, 2020.
  6. Web site: 2006 Community Profiles: Katepwa Beach, Saskatchewan (Resort village / dissolved) . . August 20, 2019 . June 6, 2020.
  7. Web site: 2001 Community Profiles: Katepwa Beach, Saskatchewan (Resort village) . . February 7, 2019 . June 6, 2020.
  8. Web site: Council . District of Katepwa . June 6, 2020.
  9. Web site: Administration: District of Katepwa Office . District of Katepwa . June 7, 2020.