Sandy Beach, Saskatchewan (original) (raw)

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Former resort village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Former resort village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Sandy Beach
Former resort village
Sandy Beach is located in SaskatchewanSandy BeachSandy Beach
Coordinates: 50°43′37″N 103°38′56″W / 50.727°N 103.649°W / 50.727; -103.649
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Census division 6
Rural municipality RM of Abernethy No. 186
Resort village District of Katepwa
Incorporated(resort village)[1] 1954
Amalgamated[2] July 24, 2004
Government[3]
Mayor Don Jewitt
• Governing body Resort Village Council
• Administrator[4] Gail E. Sloan
• Councillors Darren CycaMurdoch MacPherson
Area (2006)[5]
• Land 0.14 km2 (0.054 sq mi)
Population (2006)[5]
• Total 48
• Density 342.9/km2 (888/sq mi)
Time zone CST
• Summer (DST) CST
Area codes 306 and 639
Highway(s) Highway 56
Waterway(s) Katepwa Lake

Sandy Beach (2006 population: 48) is a former resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6. It is now part of the District of Katepwa. Sandy Beach is on the eastern shore of Katepwa Lake in the Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186, approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) south-east of the town of Fort Qu'Appelle on Highway 56.

Sandy Beach originally incorporated as a resort village in 1954.[1] It, and the resort villages of Katepwa Beach and Katepwa South, amalgamated on July 24, 2004 to form the Resort Village of the District of Katepwa.[2]

In the 2006 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the former Resort Village of Sandy Beach recorded a population of 48 living in 24 of its 159 total private dwellings, a -42.2% change from its 2001 population of 83. With a land area of 0.14 km2 (0.054 sq mi), it had a population density of 342.9/km2 (888.0/sq mi) in 2006.[5]

In the 2001 Census of Population, the Resort Village of Sandy Beach recorded a population of 83, a -5.7% change from its 1996 population of 88. With a land area of 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 251.4/km2 (651.2/sq mi) in 2001.[9]

The former Resort Village of Sandy Beach has been governed by the District of Katepwa since the 2004 amalgamation.[2] Sandy Beach is in Ward 1, which is represented by councillors Darren Cyca and Murdoch MacPherson.[3] The District of Katepwa's mayor is Rick Pattison and its administrator is Gail E. Sloan.[4]

  1. ^ a b David McLennan (2008). Our Towns: Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park. Canadian Plains Research Center. p. 352.
  2. ^ a b c "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names: From January 2, 2001 to January 1, 2006 (Table 1: Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order, by province/territory [Saskatchewan])". Statistics Canada. June 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Council". District of Katepwa. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Administration: District of Katepwa Office". District of Katepwa. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "2006 Community Profiles: Sandy Beach, Saskatchewan (Resort village / dissolved)". Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "1966 Census of Canada" (PDF). Government of Canada. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "1976 Census of Canada" (PDF). Government of Canada. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "2001 Community Profiles: Sandy Beach, Saskatchewan (Resort village)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2020.