Rush Lake, Saskatchewan Explained

Rush Lake
Official Name:Village of Rush Lake
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:South-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:Rush Lake Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Stacey Beisel
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Terrie Unger
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:0.74
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:53
Population Density Km2:71.6
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:50.4°N -131°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0H 3S0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian Pacific Railway
Footnotes:[1] [2]

Rush Lake (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166 and Census Division No. 7. Surrounding communities include Waldeck, Herbert, and the City of Swift Current.

History

Rush Lake incorporated as a village on October 16, 1911.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rush 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 0.7km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Rush Lake recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.74km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

References

  1. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-08-21.
  2. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-08-21.
  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.