Indian Point – Golden Sands[3] is a former organized hamlet of the Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 that is now part of the Resort Village of Turtle View in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the east shore of Turtle Lake, approximately 209 kilometres (130 mi) northwest of Saskatoon.
Indian Point – Golden Sands | |
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Former organized hamlet | |
  Indian Point – Golden Sands  Indian Point – Golden Sands | |
| Coordinates: 53°35′10″N 108°36′07″W / 53.586°N 108.602°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 17 |
| Rural municipality | Parkdale No. 498 |
| Amalgamated[1] | January 1, 2020 |
| Area (2016)[2] | |
| • Land | 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 88 |
| • Density | 109.3/km2 (283/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highway(s) | Highway 697 |
| Waterway(s) | Turtle Lake |
History
editIndian Point – Golden Sands amalgamated with the nearby Organized Hamlet of Turtle Lake Lodge on January 1, 2020 to form the Resort Village of Turtle View.[1]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Indian Point-Golden Sands had a population of 137 living in 66 of its 217 total private dwellings, a change of 55.7% from its 2016 population of 88. With a land area of 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 171.3/km2 (443.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "To Incorporate the Organized Hamlet of Indian Point – Golden Sands and the Organized Hamlet of Turtle Lake Lodge as the Resort Village of Turtle View". The Saskatchewan Gazette. May 31, 2019. pp. 1348–1352. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Indian Point – Golden Sands". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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