Sedley, Saskatchewan
Sedley | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 50°10′00″N 104°00′00″W / 50.16667°N 104.00000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Francis No. 127 |
| Post office Founded | 1904-07-01 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brian Leier |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 337 |
| • Density | 256.8/km2 (665/sq mi) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0G 4K0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Website | Official website |
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Sedley (2016 population: 358) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127 and Census Division No. 6. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of the city of Regina on Highway 33. This village is located at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 620. Sedley lies in a wheat-producing agricultural district.
History
[edit]The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) rail branch line helped to settle this community. Sedley incorporated as a village on August 3, 1907.[6] It was named for Sedley Blanchard, a lawyer.[7]
Geography
[edit]Wascana Creek runs just to the west of Highway 33.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sedley had a population of 367 living in 126 of its 137 total private dwellings, a change of 2.5% from its 2016 population of 358. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 273.9/km2 (709.3/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Sedley recorded a population of 358 living in 136 of its 136 total private dwellings, a 5.9% change from its 2011 population of 337. With a land area of 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 269.2/km2 (697.2/sq mi) in 2016.[11]
Notable people
[edit]- Kelly Bechard, hockey player and Olympian[12]
- Carol Morin, broadcaster
Published works
[edit]- Title Outline history of Our Lady of Grace Church, Sedley, Saskatchewan : On the occasion of its 75th anniversary Author Baker, Leonard, Mrs Published Weyburn, Sask. : Weyburn Review Ltd., 1981
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ EPoduk - Sedley
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Canadian Gold 2002, p. 114, Andrew Podnieks, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2002
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