Pense | |
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Town | |
Town of Pense | |
Coordinates: 50°24′55″N104°59′05″W / 50.41528°N 104.98472°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural municipality | Pense |
Post Office established | 1883 |
Village [1] | March 7, 1904 |
Town [1] | October 24, 2012 |
Government | |
• Administrator | Jennifer Lendvay |
• M.L.A. Lumsden-Morse | Blaine McLeod |
• M.P. Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan | Fraser Tolmie |
Area | |
• Land | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 532 |
• Density | 402.6/km2 (1,043/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (UTC) |
Postal code | S0G 3W0 |
Area code | 306 |
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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.
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 2.7% from its 2016 population of 587. With a land area of 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 456.8/km2 (1,183.2/sq mi) in 2021. [4]
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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