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Bracken, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 49°10′41″N 108°05′46″W / 49.178°N 108.096°W / 49.178; -108.096
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Bracken
Village of Bracken
Looking down railway tracks towards the grain elevator in Bracken.
Looking down railway tracks towards the grain elevator in Bracken.
Bracken, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Bracken, Saskatchewan
Location of Bracken in Saskatchewan
Bracken, Saskatchewan is located in Canada
Bracken, Saskatchewan
Bracken, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°10′41″N 108°05′46″W / 49.178°N 108.096°W / 49.178; -108.096
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionSouthwest
Census division4
Rural MunicipalityLone Tree
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyBracken Village Council
 • MayorSusan Wiens
 • AdministratorMonique Fehr
 • MPDavid L. Anderson
 • MLAWayne Elhard
Area
 • Total0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total25
 • Density33.5/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0N 0G0
Area code306
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RailwayGreat Western Railway

Bracken (2016 Population 20) is a village within the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The village is named after John Bracken, Premier of Manitoba and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, who was a professor at the University of Saskatchewan. The village is located approximately 115 km south of the city of Swift Current on Highway 18, directly north of Grasslands National Park, and approximately 20 km north of the Montana-Saskatchewan border. The village had a population of 20 in the 2016 Canada Census, (a -33.3% decrease from 30 in the 2011 Canada Census).

Demographics

Canada census – Bracken, Saskatchewan community profile
20162011
Population20 (-33.3% from 2011)30 (+ 20.0% from 2006)
Land area0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population density33.5/km2 (87/sq mi)50.3/km2 (130/sq mi)
Median age
Private dwellings13 (total)  13 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2016[1] 2011[2] earlier[3][4]

Education

Students in Bracken are bused to Frontier, which has a school that covers Kindergarten through grade 12 in the Chinook School Division.

Attractions

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  3. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

External links

49°10′41″N 108°05′46″W / 49.178°N 108.096°W / 49.178; -108.096