Kisbey Explained

Kisbey
Official Name:Village of Kisbey
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kisbey in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:49.642°N -102.674°W
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Kisbey Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Kalvin Nankivell
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Judy Graham
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Name3:Robert Kitchen
Leader Title4:MLA
Leader Name4:Dan D'Autremont
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.77
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:158
Population Density Km2:57.0
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0C 1L0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:(Pulled)

Kisbey (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64 and Census Division No. 1. The village took its name from Richard Claude Kisbey (d. 1941), an Irish immigrant who settled in Estevan.[2]

History

Kisbey incorporated as a village on May 8, 1907.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kisbey had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.69km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Kisbey recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 2.77km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

Sports

The Arcola/Kisbey Combines of the senior men's Big 6 Hockey League play at the local ice rink.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan) . . June 3, 2019 . May 30, 2020.
  2. "Richard C. Kisbey dies at Estevan", Regina Leader Post (Dec. 1941). "Estevan, Sask., Dec. 9 - A well known figure in southern Saskatchewan, Richard Claude Kisbey, dies Sunday morning at his home in Estevan. He had been in ailing health for some months. Mr. Kisbey came from Ireland as a young man, and took up land near the town of Kisbey which bears his name."
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Big Six Hockey League . Big Six Hockey . Big Six Hockey League . 26 December 2023.