Pierceland

Village of Pierceland
Village
Village of Pierceland
Village of Pierceland
Coordinates: 54°20′56″N 109°45′18″W / 54.349°N 109.755°W / 54.349; -109.755
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 17
Rural Municipality Beaver River
Post office Founded 1932 April 01
Incorporated (Village) N/A
Incorporated (Town) N/A
Government
 • Mayor Jim Krushelnitzky
 • Administrator Jane Eistetter
 • Governing body Pierceland Village Council
Area
 • Total 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 449
 • Density 166.9/km2 (432/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0M 2K0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 21
Highway 55
Waterways Pierce Lake
Lac des lles
Website Official website
[1][2][3][4]

Pierceland is a village in the boreal forest of western Saskatchewan, Canada. It is north of the Beaver River on Saskatchewan Highway 55. This village is the administrative headquarters of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation (formerly Joseph Bighead First Nation) and Island Lake Cree band governments.

Demographics

Canada census – Pierceland community profile
2006
Population: 498 (10.9% from 2001)
Land area: 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population density: 185.1/km2 (479/sq mi)
Median age: 33.9 (M: 34.5, F: 33.8)
Total private dwellings: 214
Median household income: $47,803
References: 2006[5] earlier[6]

Notable people

  • Grant Erickson (born April 28, 1947 in Pierceland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 266 games in the World Hockey Association and 6 games in the National Hockey League.
  • Lorna Heiber born April 7, 1960 was the first woman to lead an Aboriginal Government in Saskatchewan. She served as Acting President of the Metis Nation Saskatchewan in 2004 (under the name Lorna Docken). Her son Joey Stylez is a well known musician who has received many honors and has been named one of Canada's top rappers of all time by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-03-11
  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
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

Coordinates: 54°20′56″N 109°45′18″W / 54.349°N 109.755°W / 54.349; -109.755

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