Earl Grey, Saskatchewan

Earl Grey
Village
Village of Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Location of Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Earl Grey (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°56′08″N 104°42′40″W / 50.935556°N 104.711111°W / 50.935556; -104.711111Coordinates: 50°56′08″N 104°42′40″W / 50.935556°N 104.711111°W / 50.935556; -104.711111
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
Region Central
Census division 6
Rural Municipality Longlaketon No. 219
Post office Founded 1905-10-16
Incorporated (Village) 1906
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Earl Grey Village Council
 • Mayor Debbie Hupka-Butz
 • Administrator Courtney Wiers
Population (2006)
 • Total 246
 • Density 187.7/km2 (486/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code S0G 1J0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Hwy 22
Hwy 641
Railways Canadian Pacific Railway
(abandoned)

Earl Grey is a village within the Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The village is located approximately 66.67 kilometers from the capital, Regina, and had a population of 246 in the 2016 Canada Census, (a 2.9% increase from 239 in the 2011 Canada Census).

The area was first settled in 1901 by Paul Henderson, younger brother of Jack Henderson, hangman of Louis Riel.[1] Subsequent to Paul Henderson's death from exposure in 1903, other settlers followed; in 1906 the village was incorporated and named "Earl Grey" after Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Canada's Governor General at the time.[2]

Currently, the town has two churches (Christ Lutheran Church (ELCIC) and a United Church), one Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, several old-age homes, a hotel, a curling rink, and a veterinary clinic. A small statue of a grain elevator is displayed in the downtown area, a commemorative tribute to the village's once-thriving grain economy.

The public school was downsized to a Kindergarten-Grade 8 school in the 2003-2004 school year, before closing completely in 2007.[3]

Demographics

Canada census – Earl Grey, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 246 (+2.9% from 2011) 239 (-9.5% from 2006) 264 (-9.6% from 2001)
Land area: 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi) 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi) 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population density: 187.7/km2 (486/sq mi) 182.4/km2 (472/sq mi) 201.5/km2 (522/sq mi)
Median age: 51.5 (M: 49.0, F: 54.0) 48.9 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2) 44.7 (M: 43.6, F: 45.4)
Total private dwellings: 121 125 124
Median household income: $46,242
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Black, Norman Fergus (1913). A HISTORY OF SASKATCHEWAN AND THE OLD NORTH WEST.
  2. ↑ Shortt, Adam & Doughty, Arthur G., editors (1914). Canada and Its Provinces: Volume 19: The Prairie Provinces Part One
  3. ↑ School Closures - CBC News - Earl Grey School Closuer
  4. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.


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