Osage, Saskatchewan Explained

Osage (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fillmore No. 96 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located on Highway 33, that runs south-east from Regina to Stoughton. The village has a grain elevator, post office, service station, and a two-sheet natural ice curling rink. Children from the area attend school in Fillmore, 13 km away. Osage celebrated its centennial in 2006.

Osage Wildlife Refuge is about 3 miles south-east of the village.^[1]

History

Osage incorporated as a village on May 8, 1906.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Osage had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.62km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Osage recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.59km2, it had a population density of in 2016.^[4]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan

References

49.9597°N -103.5761°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Place names - Osage Wildlife Refuge. Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada. www4.rncan.gc.ca.
2. 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.
3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
4. 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.