Drinkwater, Saskatchewan

Drinkwater
Village
Village of Drinkwater
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Drinkwater, ca. 1908
Location of Drinkwater in Saskatchewan
Drinkwater, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°17′44″N 105°08′09″W / 50.29556°N 105.13583°W / 50.29556; -105.13583Coordinates: 50°17′44″N 105°08′09″W / 50.29556°N 105.13583°W / 50.29556; -105.13583
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
Region Southeast
Census division 13
Rural Municipality Redburn No. 130
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Drinkwater Village Council
 • Mayor Ryan Briggs
 • Administrator Colleen Ferguson
Area
 • Total 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 70
 • Density 26.5/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code S0H 1G0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Hwy 39
Railways Canadian Pacific Railway
[1][2][3][4]

Drinkwater is a village within the Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130 in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It had a population of 70 in the 2016 Census, (a 7.7% increase from 65 in the 2011 Census). The village is located along Highway 39 along the branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 18 miles south-east of the city of Moose Jaw and is named for "Charles Drinkwater", an original director of the CP Railway.

Demographics

Canada census – Drinkwater, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 70 (+7.7% from 2011) 65 (0.0% from 2006) 65 (-18.8% from 2001)
Land area: 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi) 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi) 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population density: 26.5/km2 (69/sq mi) 24.6/km2 (64/sq mi) 24.6/km2 (64/sq mi)
Median age: 39.2 (M: 40.2, F: 38.2) 32.5 (M: 46.5, F: 35.2) 35.7 (M: 41.5, F: 31.5)
Total private dwellings: 32 34 30
Median household income:
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]

Attractions

  • Sanborn Round Barn[9]

Location

  • Dominion Land Survey Sec.29, Twp.15, R.23, W2
  • Long (DMS) 50° 18' 00" N
  • Lat (DMS) 105° 08' 00" W
  • Time zone (est) UTC-6[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  6. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. ↑ Sanborn Round Barn - Drinkwater, Saskatchewan
  10. ↑ Government of Canada, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2007-05-05


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