Weekes (2016 population: 40) 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.
Weekes, Saskatchewan | |
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  Location of Porcupine Plain in Saskatchewan  Weekes, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′25″N 102°31′16″W / 52.340315°N 102.521219°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | East-Central Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 14 |
| Rural Municipality | Porcupine No. 395 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Weekes Village Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 55 |
| • Density | 92.6/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 23 |
| Railway | Canadian National Railway (abandoned) |
| Website | [1] |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
History
editWeekes incorporated as a village on January 13, 1947.[5]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Weekes had a population of 50 living in 28 of its 64 total private dwellings, a change of 25% from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 94.3/km2 (244.3/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Weekes recorded a population of 40 living in 22 of its 57 total private dwellings, a -5% change from its 2011 population of 42. With a land area of 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 67.8/km2 (175.6/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "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.
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