Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 50°24′N 105°09′W / 50.400°N 105.150°W / 50.400; -105.150 (Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan)
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Belle Plaine
Village of Belle Plaine
Main Street
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Belle Plaine is located in Saskatchewan
Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine
Location of Belle Plaine in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°24′N 105°09′W / 50.400°N 105.150°W / 50.400; -105.150
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouth-central
Rural MunicipalityPense
Post office Founded1903-05-01
Incorporated (Village)1925
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyBelle Plaine Village Council
 • MayorJeff Geiger
 • MP (Palliser)Ray Boughen
 • MLA (Thunder Creek)Lyle Stewart
Population
 (2016)
 • Total85
 • Summer (DST)CST
Postal code
S0G 0G0
Area code306
Highways Hwy 1
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Belle Plaine (2016 population: 85) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 and Census Division No. 6. Belle Plaine is located on Highway 1 (also known as the Trans Canada Highway), 21 kilometres east of the City of Moose Jaw in south-central Saskatchewan. Buffalo Pound Provincial Park and Regina Beach are located near Belle Plaine.

History[edit]

Belle Plaine incorporated as a village on August 12, 1910.[4]

Demographics[edit]

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198169—    
198682+18.8%
199180−2.4%
199664−20.0%
200170+9.4%
200664−8.6%
201166+3.1%
201685+28.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Belle Plaine had a population of 79 living in 32 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2016 population of 85. With a land area of 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 58.5/km2 (151.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Belle Plaine recorded a population of 85 living in 33 of its 43 total private dwellings, a 22.4% change from its 2011 population of 66. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 63.4/km2 (164.3/sq mi) in 2016.[8]

Business[edit]

Attractions[edit]

Infrastructure[edit]

Transportation

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2007-05-26
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2007-04-24
  4. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. ^ EllisDon Corporation (November 23, 2006), Terra Grain Fuels Ethanol Facility, Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 2007-09-27, retrieved 2007-05-24

50°24′N 105°09′W / 50.400°N 105.150°W / 50.400; -105.150 (Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan)