Halbrite

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Halbrite
Village
Village of Halbrite
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Location of Halbrite in Saskatchewan
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Halbrite (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°29′17″N103°33′29″W / 49.488°N 103.558°W / 49.488; -103.558
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Region Southeast
Census division 2
Rural Municipality Cymri No. 36
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Halbrite Village Council
 •  Mayor Palmer Bruce
 •  Administrator Aleshia Underwood
 •  MP Robert Kitchen
 •  MLA Dan D'Autremont
Area
 • Total1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total119
 • Density99.3/km2 (257/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0C 1H0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Saskatchewan Highway 39 (jct).svg Hwy 39
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Saskatchewan Route 606.svg Hwy 606
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Saskatchewan Route 705.svg Hwy 705
Railways Canadian Pacific Railway
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Halbrite (2016 population: 119) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 20 kilometres south-east of the city of Weyburn on Highway 39 at the intersections of Highway 606 and 705.

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Halbrite gets its name from three engineers who, at the time, worked with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Each contributed parts of their last names to make up the community's name: Hall, Bruce, and White. [5]

During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Air Force constructed a Relief Landing Field for RCAF Station Weyburn approximately 2 miles south of the village. [6]

History

Halbrite incorporated as a village on February 26, 1904. [7]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981125—    
1986136+8.8%
1991111−18.4%
1996 111+0.0%
2001 109−1.8%
2006 98−10.1%
2011 108+10.2%
2016 119+10.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [8] [9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Halbrite had a population of 110 living in 49 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Halbrite recorded a population of 119 living in 51 of its 55 total private dwellings, a

See also

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References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  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. ↑ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan . Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p.  177. ISBN   1-897010-19-2.
  6. ↑ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 43.
  7. ↑ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ "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.

Coordinates: 49°29′17″N103°33′29″W / 49.488°N 103.558°W / 49.488; -103.558

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