Forget, Saskatchewan

Forget /ˈfɔːrʒeɪ/[5] (2016 population: 55) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65 and Census Division No. 1.

Forget
Village
Village of Forget
Location of Forget in Saskatchewan
Forget, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 49.6536°N 102.8700°W / 49.6536; -102.8700
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionSoutheast
Census division1
Rural MunicipalityTecumseh No. 65
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyForget Village Council
 • MayorRick Coderre
 • AdministratorZandra Slater
Area
 • Total1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total55
 • Density39.7/km2 (103/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0C 0X0
Area code(s)306
Highways Hwy 13
Hwy 616
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway
[1][2][3][4]

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

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

History

Forget incorporated as a village on November 21, 1904.[6]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198170—    
198681+15.7%
199168−16.0%
199662−8.8%
200140−35.5%
200640+0.0%
201135−12.5%
201655+57.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Forget recorded a population of 55 living in 23 of its 24 total private dwellings, a 36.4% change from its 2011 population of 35. With a land area of 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 39.6/km2 (102.5/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Forget recorded a population of 35, a -12.5% change from its 2006 population of 40. With a land area of 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.2/km2 (65.2/sq mi) in 2011.[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. The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  6. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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.

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