Borden, Saskatchewan

Borden
Village
Village of Borden
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Coordinates: 52°24′47″N107°13′19″W / 52.413°N 107.222°W / 52.413; -107.222
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	16
Rural Municipality	Great Bend No. 405
Post office Founded	1905
Incorporated (Village)	1907
Fire Dept.	1941
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Borden Village Council
•  Mayor	Jamie Brandrick
•  Administrator	Carly Hess
Area
• Total	0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	312
• Density	378.5/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0K 0N0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 16 Highway 685
Railways	Canadian National Railway
Website	Village of Borden
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Borden (2021 population: 312) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 and Census Division No. 16. Borden is named after Sir Frederick William Borden, Minister of Militia in the Laurier Cabinet. ^[5] An abandoned arch bridge with the same name (Borden Bridge) is located to the southeast and was once used to carry Highway 16 across the North Saskatchewan River.

History

Borden incorporated as a village on July 19, 1907. ^[6]

Demographics

Business district, Shepard Street and First Avenue

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	197	—
1986	191	−3.0%
1991	215	+12.6%
1996	217	+0.9%
2001	225	+3.7%
2006	223	−0.9%
2011	245	+9.9%
2016	287	+17.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [7] [8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Borden had a population of 312 living in 120 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of -2.1% from its 2016 population of 287. With a land area of 0.73 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 384.9/km² (997.0/sq mi) in 2021. ^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Borden recorded a population of 287 living in 126 of its 140 total private dwellings, a 14.6% change from its 2011 population of 245. With a land area of 0.76 km² (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 377.6/km² (978.1/sq mi) in 2016. ^[10]

Notable people

• David Buckingham, politician.
• Savannah Sutherland, is a 400 m Olympic hurdler.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
5. "Geographic Names of Saskatchewan", Bill Barry (2005), p 53.
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: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
10. "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.