Weekes, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Weekes, Saskatchewan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Porcupine Plain in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.3403°N -102.5212°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:East-Central Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Weekes Village Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Area Total Km2:0.59
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:55
Population Density Km2:92.6
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railway
Blank1 Info:Canadian National Railway (abandoned)
Website:http://ensign.ftlcomm.com/weekescheme/welcometoweekes/welcometoweeekes.html

Weekes (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395 and Census Division No. 14. The village is located 29 km east of the Town of Porcupine Plain on Highway 23.

History

Weekes incorporated as a village on January 13, 1947.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Weekes had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.53km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Weekes recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.59km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

See also

References

52.5675°N -102.87°W

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  3. 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.