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Pierceland

Coordinates: 54°20′56″N 109°45′18″W / 54.349°N 109.755°W / 54.349; -109.755
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Village of Pierceland
Village
Village of Pierceland is located in Saskatchewan
Village of Pierceland
Village of Pierceland
Village of Pierceland is located in Canada
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
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division17
Rural MunicipalityBeaver River
Post office Founded1932 April 01
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 • MayorJim Krushelnitzky
 • AdministratorJane Eistetter
 • Governing bodyPierceland Village Council
Area
 • Total2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total449
 • Density166.9/km2 (432/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0M 2K0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 21
Highway 55
WaterwaysPierce Lake
Lac des lles
WebsiteOfficial 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
Population
Land area
Population density
Median age
Private dwellings
Median household income
References: earlier[5][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 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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

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