Pense, Saskatchewan

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Pense
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Pense
Pense (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°24′55″N104°59′05″W / 50.41528°N 104.98472°W / 50.41528; -104.98472
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural municipality Pense
Post Office established1883
Village [1] March 7, 1904
Town [1] October 24, 2012
Government
  AdministratorJennifer Lendvay
   M.L.A. Lumsden-Morse Blaine McLeod
   M.P. Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Fraser Tolmie
Area
  Land1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total532
  Density402.6/km2 (1,043/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (UTC)
Postal code
S0G 3W0
Area code 306
[2] [3]

Pense is a town of 603 residents (2021 census [4] ) in the southern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Heading west from Regina on the Trans Canada Highway, Pense is the first community with services. Other communities in the area include Grand Coulee, Belle Plaine, Disley, and Rouleau. Pense is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Regina.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pense had a population of 603 living in 210 of its 228 total private dwellings, a change of

Canada census – Pense community profile
2021 2011
Population603 (+2.7% from 2016)532 (+4.9% from 2006)
Land area1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population density455.6/km2 (1,180/sq mi)402.6/km2 (1,043/sq mi)
Median age34.4 (M: 34.8, F: 33.6)34.2 (M: 35.0, F: 33.6)
Private dwellings210 (total) 206 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2021 [5] 2011 [6] earlier [7] [8]

Destruction of grain elevator

On May 3rd, 2021, the grain elevator in Pense was demolished, 20 years after it was shut down by Viterra in 2001.[ citation needed ]

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  2. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters , retrieved 26 May 2007
  3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System" . Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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