Simpson, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Simpson
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan
Latd:51.45
Longd:-105.45-->
Coordinates:51.45°N -132°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
Subdivision Name2:RM of Wood Creek No. 281
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1911-04-01
Established Title2:Village established
Established Title3:Town incorporated
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Federal Electoral District Moose Jaw - Lake Centre M.P.
Leader Title2:Provincial Constituency M.L.A.
Area Total Km2:1.41
Population Total:127[1]
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:89.8
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Website:Simpson

Simpson (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281 and Census Division No. 11. It is between the cities of Regina and Saskatoon on Highway 2. The administrative office for the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281 is located in the village. The post office was founded in 1911 by Herman Bergren and Joseph Newman during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is named after George Simpson, a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.

History

The early 1904 pioneer homestead settlers were George, John and Robert Simpson, Bill Grieve, William Cole, and E.C. Howie. Simpson incorporated as a village on July 11, 1911.[2]

Geography

Sites of interest

The previous Wood Creek No. 281 Rural Municipality Office was designated on April 5, 1982, as a municipal heritage site and now houses the Simpson district museum.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Simpson had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.57km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Simpson recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.41km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile . . 8 February 2017 . Statistics Canada.
  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.