Drinkwater, Saskatchewan

Drinkwater
Village
Village of Drinkwater
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Drinkwater, ca. 1908
Location of Drinkwater in Saskatchewan Show map of Saskatchewan Drinkwater, Saskatchewan (Canada) Show map of Canada
Coordinates: 50°17′44″N105°08′09″W / 50.29556°N 105.13583°W / 50.29556; -105.13583
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southeast
Census division	13
Rural Municipality	Redburn No. 130
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Drinkwater Village Council
•  Mayor	Ryan Briggs
•  Administrator	Colleen Ferguson
Area
• Total	2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	70
• Density	26.5/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0H 1G0
Area code	306
Highways	Hwy 39
Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway
[1] [2] [3] [4]

Drinkwater (2016 population: 70) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130 and Census Division No. 6. The village is located along Highway 39 along the branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 18 miles southeast of the City of Moose Jaw and is named for "Charles Drinkwater", an original director of the CP Railway.

History

Drinkwater was incorporated as a village on June 7, 1904. ^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	78	—
1986	79	+1.3%
1991	78	−1.3%
1996	87	+11.5%
2001	80	−8.0%
2006	65	−18.8%
2011	65	+0.0%
2016	70	+7.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Drinkwater had a population of 74 living in 33 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 70. With a land area of 2.64 km² (1.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 28.0/km² (72.6/sq mi) in 2021. ^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Drinkwater recorded a population of 70 living in 27 of its 32 total private dwellings, a 7.1% change from its 2011 population of 65. With a land area of 2.64 km² (1.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.5/km² (68.7/sq mi) in 2016. ^[9]

Attractions

• Sanborn Round Barn ^[10]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
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 2007-09-11
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
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.
10. Sanborn Round Barn - Drinkwater, Saskatchewan