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Windthorst, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 50°06′26″N 102°50′13″W / 50.10722°N 102.83694°W / 50.10722; -102.83694
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Windthorst is located in Saskatchewan
Windthorst
Windthorst
Location of Windthorst in Saskatchewan

Windthorst (2016 population: 211) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125 and Census Division No. 5. It is accessed from Highway 48.[1]

History

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Windthorst incorporated as a village on August 21, 1907.[2]

Demographics

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Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981254—    
1986249−2.0%
1991246−1.2%
1996239−2.8%
2001228−4.6%
2006194−14.9%
2011215+10.8%
2016211−1.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[3][4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Windthorst had a population of 194 living in 100 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of -8.1% from its 2016 population of 211. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 144.8/km2 (375.0/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Windthorst recorded a population of 211 living in 109 of its 117 total private dwellings, a -1.9% change from its 2011 population of 215. With a land area of 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 147.6/km2 (382.2/sq mi) in 2016.[6]

Sports

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The Kipling/Winthorst Oil Kings of the senior men's Big 6 Hockey League play in the local ice rink.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "South - Windthorst - Hwy 48". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Big 6 Hockey League

50°06′26″N 102°50′13″W / 50.10722°N 102.83694°W / 50.10722; -102.83694