Norquay, Saskatchewan

Summary

Norquay is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was named after John Norquay, premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887. It is the administrative headquarters of the Key Saulteaux First Nation band government.

Town of Norquay
Motto: 
Where Prairie Meets Pine
Norquay, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Norquay, Saskatchewan
Location of Norquay in Saskatchewan
Norquay, Saskatchewan is located in Canada
Norquay, Saskatchewan
Norquay, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°54′29″N 102°05′20″W / 51.908°N 102.089°W / 51.908; -102.089
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division9
Rural MunicipalityClayton No. 333
Post office FoundedN/A
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 • MayorDon Tower
 • Governing bodyNorquay Town Council
Area
 • Total1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total485
 • Density287.6/km2 (745/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0A 2V0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 49
Highway 8
Highway 637
WaterwaysLac La Course Lake
Websitehttp://www.norquay.ca/
[1][2][3][4]

Demographics edit

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Norquay had a population of 420 living in 187 of its 227 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 434. With a land area of 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 259.3/km2 (671.5/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

See also edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  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. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

External links edit

  • Official website

51°54′29″N 102°05′20″W / 51.908°N 102.089°W / 51.908; -102.089