Hitchcock Bay

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Hitchcock Bay [1] is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is on the northern shore of Lake Diefenbaker at the inflow of Hitchcock Creek.

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History

First settled in 1903 by O. A. "Jack" Hitchcock, a Quebec-born steam engineer turned rancher. His log cabin completed in 1904 still stands. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hitchcock Bay had a population of 108 living in 52 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. "Hitchcock Bay". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. "Pioneer rancher's cabin preserved along Diefenbaker Lake on Hitchcock Bay". MooseJawToday.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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