Summary
Frobisher (2016 population: 160) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4 and Census Division No. 1. It has an elevation of 576 metres (1891 feet) above sea level.
Frobisher | |
|---|---|
| Village of Frobisher | |
 Downtown Frobisher | |
  Frobisher Location of Frobisher in Saskatchewan  Frobisher Frobisher (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′00″N 102°27′00″W / 49.200°N 102.450°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southeast |
| Census division | 1 |
| Rural Municipality | Coalfields No. 4 |
| Post office Founded | 1902-02-01 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Frobisher Village Council |
| • Mayor | Kyla MacCuish |
| • Administrator | Holley Odgers |
| • MLA | Dan D'Autremont |
| • MP | Robert Kitchen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 160 |
| • Density | 118.5/km2 (307/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0C 0Y0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Hwy 18  Hwy 604 |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Frobisher is located along Highway 18, in the heart of south-east Saskatchewan's oil patch. Many pumpjacks and oil batteries are found in the area. Within the village, there are oil field related businesses, a post office,[5] a restaurant/convenience store, and Frobisher United Church.[6]
History edit
Frobisher was originally known as Frobyshire[7] but due to an error in the original village plans, it had to be renamed. In 1903, there were four grain elevators, each with a capacity of 25,000 bushels, one of which still stands. Frobisher was built at the cross-roads of two rail lines, the Canadian Pacific Railway Souris Line and the Grand Trunk Regina-Boundary Branch Line.[8] The Grand Trunk line was a Canadian National Railway line, which is now gone as CN had issued a notice of discontinuance for the section which went from Northgate to Lampman on 16 October 2007.[9] Frobisher was incorporated as a village on July 4, 1904.[10]
Parks and recreation edit
The closest park to Frobisher is Moose Creek Regional Park,[11] 27 kilometres east. The park is located along the east side of Grant Devine Reservoir. While Frobisher no longer has an ice rink, the Frobisher Flyers were among the four founding teams of the Big 6 Hockey League.[12] The Flyers never won a championship.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Frobisher had a population of 127 living in 54 of its 71 total private dwellings, a change of -20.6% from its 2016 population of 160. With a land area of 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 88.8/km2 (230.0/sq mi) in 2021.[15]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Frobisher recorded a population of 160 living in 65 of its 88 total private dwellings, a -3.8% change from its 2011 population of 166. With a land area of 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 118.5/km2 (307.0/sq mi) in 2016.[16]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
- ^ "Canada Post - Find a Post Office - Results Detail".
- ^ "▷ FROBISHER UNITED CHURCH ✔ All the information about FROBISHER UNITED CHURCH ✔ FROBISHER".
- ^ "Frobisher |".
- ^ "Frobisher -".
- ^ "Notices of rail line discontinuance". 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Moose Creek".
- ^ "Big Six Hockey League". Big Six Hockey League. Big Six Hockey League. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
Media related to Frobisher, Saskatchewan at Wikimedia Commons
49°12′00″N 102°27′00″W / 49.200°N 102.450°W