Forget, Saskatchewan

Forget
Village
Village of Forget
Location of Forget in Saskatchewan
Forget, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°39′13″N 102°52′12″W / 49.6536°N 102.8700°W / 49.6536; -102.8700
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
Region Southeast
Census division 1
Rural Municipality Tecumseh No. 65
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Forget Village Council
 • Mayor Rick Coderre
 • Administrator Zandra Slater
Area
 • Total 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 55
 • Density 39.7/km2 (103/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code S0G 4T0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Hwy 13
Hwy 616
Railways Canadian Pacific Railway
[1][2][3][4]

Forget /ˈfɔːrʒeɪ/ is a village within the Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65, province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The village had a population of 55 in the 2016 Canada Census, (a 57.1% increase from 35 in the 2011 Canada Census).

The village is named in honour of Amédée E. Forget, the first Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

Seeing as Forget is a French name, the town is pronounced more like 'For-jay' rather than the English word forget.

Demographics

Canada census – Forget, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 55 (+57.1% from 2011) 35 (-12.5% from 2006) 40 (0.0% from 2001)
Land area: 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi) 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi) 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population density: 35.7/km2 (92/sq mi) 25.3/km2 (66/sq mi) 28.9/km2 (75/sq mi)
Median age: 38.5 (M: 46.5, F: 32.8) 45.5 (M: 50.5, F: 43.8)
Total private dwellings: 24 23 17
Median household income: $Not Available
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]

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.

Further reading

Abley, Mark (1986) Beyond Forget: Rediscovering the Prairies, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., reprinted 1988 by Chatto & Windus Ltd., London, UK, ISBN 0-7011-3296-5. Pages 10–14 focus on Forget and its hotel.

Coordinates: 49°39′13″N 102°52′12″W / 49.65361°N 102.87000°W / 49.65361; -102.87000


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