Star City, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Star City
Settlement Type:Town
Motto:"The brightest little city in the west!"
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.8619°N -104.3317°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Star City
Government Type:Town Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Beth Baerwald
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Anita Tkachuk
Established Title:Post office established
Established Date:1902-06-01
Area Total Km2:7.5
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:460
Population Density Km2:661.1
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0E 1P0
Area Code:306
Website:Official website
Footnotes:[2] [3]

Star City is a town of 460 inhabitants in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately southeast of Prince Albert and east of Melfort.

It is named after its first postmaster, Walter Starkey.[2] The town's economy is based primarily on agriculture. It has numerous services and a small K-12 school.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Star City 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]

Historic buildings

The town has two historic buildings:

See also

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: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  5. Web site: Heritage Database (Star City Town Office) . Government of Saskatchewan . 2014-08-21.
  6. Web site: Canada's Historic Places (Golden Age Club Buildings) . 2014-08-21.