Loon Lake | |
Official Name: | Village of Loon Lake |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Loon Lake in Saskatchewan |
Coordinates: | 54.013°N -109.094°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 |
Subdivision Type5: | Federal Electoral District |
Subdivision Type6: | Provincial Constituency |
Government Type: | Municipal |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | Loon Lake Village Council |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Judy Valuck |
Leader Title2: | Administrator |
Leader Name2: | Erin Simpson |
Established Title: | Post office Founded |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (Village) |
Established Title3: | Incorporated (Town) |
Area Total Km2: | 0.66 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 288 |
Population Density Km2: | 435.8 |
Population Blank1 Title: | National Population Rank |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0M 1L0 |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | |
Blank1 Name: | Railways |
Website: | Village of Loon Lake |
Loon Lake (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 and Census Division No. 17. The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation reserve is to the east of the village. The village is located on Highway 26 north-east of the city of Lloydminster.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Loon Lake had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.74km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the village of Loon Lake recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.66km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]
Loon Lake incorporated as a village on January 1, 1950.[3]
Steele Narrows,[4] a strait in Makwa Lake, is approximately 15km (09miles) from the village and is the site of the Battle of Loon Lake, which was last battle of the North-West Rebellion. The battle was fought on June 3, 1885, and resulted in the defeat of the Cree First Nations band government which ended the rebellion. It is a National Historic Site of Canada and part of Steele Narrows Provincial Park.[5]
Loon Lake has a 9-hole grass greens golf course[6] with a licensed dining area. The village offers postal, food, gas, and banking services. There are also two resorts, Pine Cove and Makwa Lake, that offer rental cabins.
About 5 km to the west of the village is Makwa Lake Provincial Park and on nearby Jumbo Lake is Silver Birch Bible Camp.[7] There are seven fresh water lakes within 5 miles (8 km) of the village with recreation opportunities.
Every fall, there is big game hunting within 10 miles (16 km) with a variety of outfitters.
Loon Lake has a subarctic climate (Dfc), with long, bitterly cold winters lasting more than half of the year and short but warm and rainy summers with cool nights.