Sedley, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Sedley
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Coordinates:50.1667°N -104°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
Subdivision Name2:Francis No. 127
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1904-07-01
Established Title2:Village established
Established Title3:Town incorporated
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Brian Leier
Leader Title1:Federal Electoral District Qu'Appelle M.P.
Leader Title2:Provincial Constituency M.L.A.
Area Total Km2:1.31
Population Total:337
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:256.8
Population Note:[1]
Timezone Dst:CST
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0G 4K0
Area Code:306
Website:Official website
Footnotes:[2] [3]

Sedley (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127 and Census Division No. 6. It is southeast of the city of Regina on Highway 33. This village is located at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 620. Sedley lies in a wheat-producing agricultural district.

History

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) rail branch line helped to settle this community. Sedley incorporated as a village on August 3, 1907.[4] It was named for Sedley Blanchard, a lawyer.[5]

Geography

Wascana Creek runs just to the west of Highway 33.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sedley had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.34km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Sedley recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.33km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2014-08-21.
  2. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-08-21.
  3. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-08-21.
  4. 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.
  5. http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/saskatchewan/sedley/2002620.html EPoduk - Sedley
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. Canadian Gold 2002, p. 114, Andrew Podnieks, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2002