Sturgis, Saskatchewan
Sturgis | |
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  Sturgis Sturgis inSaskatchewan  Sturgis Sturgis (Canada) | |
| Coordinates:51°56′17″N102°32′24″W/ 51.938°N 102.54°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 9 |
| Rural Municipality | Preeceville No. 334 |
| Post office Founded | 1908 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1912 |
| Incorporated (Town) | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| •Mayor | Don Olson |
| • Governing body | Sturgis Town Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.41 km2(1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 620 |
| • Density | 181.6/km2(470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | |
| Area code(s) | 306 / 639 |
| Highways |   Highway 9/Highway 49 |
| Waterways | |
| Website | Town of Sturgis |
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Sturgisis a town of 620 people in east-centralSaskatchewan,Canada. The Town of Sturgis is 95 kilometres (59 mi) north ofYorktononHighway 9.It is located in theAssiniboine Rivervalley near the Lakes and Woods region of the province.
The community was named forSturgis, South Dakota,where Fred Clyde Brooks, the first postmaster, had been raised.[4]
TheSturgis railway stationreceives scheduledVia Railservice.
Demographics
[edit]In the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,Sturgis had a population of646living in300of its333total private dwellings, a change of0.3% from its 2016 population of644.With a land area of 3.15 km2(1.22 sq mi), it had a population density of205.1/km2(531.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
In 2011, the median age of the population in Sturgis increased in 2001 to 51.2 years of age versus 49.7 in 2006. The median age of the division was 46.1 in 2011 and 38.2 for the province.[6]
| 2011 | |
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| Population | 620 (+7.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3.41 km2(1.32 sq mi) |
| Population density | 181.6/km2(470/sq mi) |
| Median age | 51.2 (M: 49.8, F: 52.9) |
| Private dwellings | 341 (total) |
| Median household income |
Economy
[edit]- Chamber of Commerce
- Sturgis Economic Development Corp
- Sturgis Tourist Information Booth[8]
Attractions
[edit]- Station House Museum
- Skating and Curling Rinks
- Sturgis & District Community Hall
- Sturgis Ski Hill
- Sturgis & District Regional Park
Churches
[edit]- Grace United Church
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
- Evangelical Church
- Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church
Education
[edit]Sturgis is home to Sturgis Elementary School and Sturgis Composite High School a part of the Good Spirit School Division No. 204[9]
- Parkland Regional Library - Sturgis Branch
- The Kinette Club of Sturgis Nursery School
- Good Spirit School Division Band
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"2011 Community Profiles".Statistics Canada.Government of Canada.Retrieved23 March2014.
- ^National Archives, Archivia Net."Post Offices and Postmasters".Retrieved20 March2014.
- ^Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home."Municipal Directory System".Retrieved20 March2014.
- ^Barry, Bill (September 2005).Geographic Names of Saskatchewan.Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p.407.ISBN1-897010-19-2.
- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan".Statistics Canada.9 February 2022.Retrieved1 April2022.
- ^Statistics, Canada (8 February 2012)."Census Profile Sturgis".Retrieved23 March2014.
- ^"2011 Community Profiles".2011 Canadian census.Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019.Retrieved11 April2012.
- ^"Town of Sturgis".Retrieved23 March2014.
- ^"Good Spirit School Division Schools List"(PDF).Retrieved2 May2014.
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