Sturgis, Saskatchewan
Sturgis | |
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  Sturgis Sturgis in Saskatchewan  Sturgis Sturgis (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′17″N 102°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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Sturgis is a town of 620 people in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada. The Town of Sturgis is 95 kilometres (59 mi) north of Yorkton on Highway 9. It is located in the Assiniboine River valley near the Lakes and Woods region of the province.
The community was named for Sturgis, South Dakota, where Fred Clyde Brooks, the first postmaster, had been raised.[4]
The Sturgis railway station receives scheduled Via Rail service.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sturgis had a population of 646 living in 300 of its 333 total private dwellings, a change of 0.3% from its 2016 population of 644. With a land area of 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 205.1/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[10]
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[11]
- 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. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 407. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Statistics, Canada (8 February 2012). "Census Profile Sturgis". Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Town of Sturgis". Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Good Spirit School Division Schools List" (PDF). Retrieved 2 May 2014.
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