Holdfast, Saskatchewan (original) (raw)

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Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Holdfast
Village
Village of Holdfast
Railway Avenue, HoldfastRailway Avenue, Holdfast
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Coordinates: 50°57′47″N 105°24′18″W / 50.963°N 105.405°W / 50.963; -105.405
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Central
Census division 6
Rural Municipality Sarnia No. 221
Post office Founded 1911
Government
• Governing body Holdfast Village Council
• Mayor Chris Thorson
• Administrator Donna Flavel
Area
• Total 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total 247
• Density 191.1/km2 (495/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code S0G 2H0
Area code 306
Highways Highway 2 Highway 732
Railways Abandoned
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Holdfast (2016 population: 247) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Sarnia No. 221 and Census Division No. 6. The village is located 2 km east of Highway 2 on Highway 732, about 97.6 km northwest of the City of Regina.

Holdfast incorporated as a village on October 5, 1911.[5]

Population history(1981–2016)

Year Pop. ±%
1981 297 —
1986 242 −18.5%
1991 239 −1.2%
1996 216 −9.6%
2001 190 −12.0%
2006 173 −8.9%
2011 169 −2.3%
2016 247 +46.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Holdfast had a population of 173 living in 78 of its 92 total private dwellings, a change of -30% from its 2016 population of 247. With a land area of 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 131.1/km2 (339.4/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Holdfast recorded a population of 247 living in 107 of its 136 total private dwellings, a 31.6% change from its 2011 population of 169. With a land area of 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 191.5/km2 (495.9/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  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 2007-09-11
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "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.

50°57′47″N 105°24′18″W / 50.963°N 105.405°W / 50.963; -105.405