Sorensen Beach Explained

Sorensen Beach
Other Name:Sorenson's Beach
Settlement Type:Organized hamlet
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Established Title:Post office founded
Established Title2:Designated (organized hamlet)
Established Title3:Name change[1]
Established Date3:August 28, 2019
Area Footnotes: (2016)
Area Land Km2:0.17
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:33
Population Density Km2:198.1
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:50.834°N -105.058°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highway
Blank1 Name:Railway

Sorensen Beach, previously referred to as Sorenson's Beach, is an organized hamlet in the Rural Municipality of McKillop No. 220, Saskatchewan, Canada that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Last Mountain Lake, approximately 53km (33miles) northwest of Regina.

History

The area was originally developed by Marius Andreas "Andy" Sorensen (1882 - 1964), a local commercial farmer who maintained his farming operations in the Duval/Strasbourg areas. The name of the organized hamlet was changed from Sorenson's Beach to Sorensen Beach on August 28, 2019.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sorensen Beach had a population of 44 living in 25 of its 59 total private dwellings, a growth of from its 2016 population of 33. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: To Change the Name of the Organized Hamlet of Sorenson's Beach to Organized Hamlet of Sorensen Beach . The Saskatchewan Gazette . 2157 . September 6, 2019 . October 14, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 20, 2019 . October 14, 2019.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.