Dodsland, Saskatchewan

Dodsland
Village
Village of Dodsland
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Coordinates: 51°48′04″N108°50′17″W / 51.801°N 108.838°W / 51.801; -108.838
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Central
Census division	13
Rural Municipality	Winslow No. 319
Post office Founded	1914-01-01
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Dodsland Village Council
•  Mayor	Ryan Neumeier
•  Administrator	Amy Sittler
Area
• Total	2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	207
• Density	73.4/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0L 0V0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 31 Highway 658
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Dodsland (2016 population: 215) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Winslow No. 319 and Census Division No. 13.

History

Dodsland incorporated as a village on August 23, 1913. ^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	272	—
1986	285	+4.8%
1991	269	−5.6%
1996	241	−10.4%
2001	211	−12.4%
2006	207	−1.9%
2011	212	+2.4%
2016	215	+1.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dodsland had a population of 215 living in 92 of its 114 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 215. With a land area of 2.86 km² (1.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.2/km² (194.7/sq mi) in 2021. ^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Dodsland recorded a population of 215 living in 97 of its 111 total private dwellings, a 1.4% change from its 2011 population of 212. With a land area of 2.93 km² (1.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 73.4/km² (190.1/sq mi) in 2016. ^[9]

Notable people

• Ed Chynoweth, Hockey Hall of Fame executive, president of the Western Hockey League and Canadian Hockey League, namesake of the Ed Chynoweth Cup
• Don Gillen, played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers and Hartford Whalers
• Bob Hoffmeyer, Former NHL defenceman
• Brad McCrimmon, Former NHL defenceman and coach, Stanley Cup Champion (1989), killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash

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, retrieved May 5, 2011
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. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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.