Bangor, Saskatchewan

Bangor
Village
Village of Bangor
Location of Bangor in Saskatchewan
Bangor, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°28′55″N 102°12′11″W / 50.482°N 102.203°W / 50.482; -102.203
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Southeast
Census division 5
Rural Municipality Fertile Belt
Government
 • Mayor Governing body
 • Bangor Village Council Administrator
Population (2001)
 • Total 50
Time zone CST
Postal code S0A 0E0
Area code(s) 306

Bangor (2006 population 50) is a village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.

History

Bangor was settled in 1902 by descendants of Welsh families who had migrated to Patagonia in 1860. Due to increasing conflicts with the Argentine authorities plus a flood in 1899, some 250 decided to migrate again. At the urging of David Lloyd George and Evan Jenkins, one of their fellow Welsh Patagonians who'd migrated to Canada earlier, they moved to Saskatchewan.

The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was going to name the town Basco, but the Welsh settlers convinced them to change it to be named after the community of Bangor in Wales.[1]

Demographics

Canada census – Bangor, Saskatchewan community profile
2006
Population: 50 (4.2% from 2001)
Land area: 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Population density: 30.2/km2 (78/sq mi)
Median age: 60.5 (M: 59.0, F: 60.5)
Total private dwellings: 16
Median household income:
References: 2006[2] earlier[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 32. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  2. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  3. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

Coordinates: 50°28′55″N 102°12′11″W / 50.482°N 102.203°W / 50.482; -102.203


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