Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan
Belle Plaine | |
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| Village of Belle Plaine | |
 Main Street | |
  Belle Plaine Location of Belle Plaine in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 105°09′W / 50.400°N 105.150°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | South-central |
| Rural Municipality | Pense |
| Post office Founded | 1903-05-01 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Belle Plaine Village Council |
| • Mayor | Jeff Geiger |
| • MP (Palliser) | Ray Boughen |
| • MLA (Thunder Creek) | Lyle Stewart |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 85 |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0G 0G0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 1 |
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Belle Plaine (2016 population: 85) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 and Census Division No. 6. Belle Plaine is located on Highway 1 (also known as the Trans Canada Highway), 21 kilometres east of the City of Moose Jaw in south-central Saskatchewan. Buffalo Pound Provincial Park and Regina Beach are located near Belle Plaine.
History
[edit]Belle Plaine incorporated as a village on August 12, 1910.[4]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Belle Plaine had a population of 79 living in 32 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2016 population of 85. With a land area of 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 58.5/km2 (151.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Belle Plaine recorded a population of 85 living in 33 of its 43 total private dwellings, a 22.4% change from its 2011 population of 66. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 63.4/km2 (164.3/sq mi) in 2016.[8]
Business
[edit]- Mosaic Potash Mine at Belle Plaine
- Terra Grain Fuels Ethanol Facility[9]
- Yara Belle Plaine - fertilizer production plant
Attractions
[edit]Infrastructure
[edit]- Transportation
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2007-05-26
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2007-04-24
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ EllisDon Corporation (November 23, 2006), Terra Grain Fuels Ethanol Facility, Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 2007-09-27, retrieved 2007-05-24
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