Pense, Saskatchewan
Pense | |
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Town | |
| Town of Pense | |
 Grain elevator | |
  Pense Pense  Pense Pense (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′55″N 104°59′05″W / 50.41528°N 104.98472°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Pense |
| Post Office established | 1883 |
| Village[1] | March 7, 1904 |
| Town[1] | October 24, 2012 |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Jennifer Lendvay |
| • M.L.A. Lumsden-Morse | Blaine McLeod |
| • M.P. Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan | Fraser Tolmie |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 532 |
| • Density | 402.6/km2 (1,043/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (UTC) |
| Postal code | S0G 3W0 |
| Area code | 306 |
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Pense is a town of 603 residents (2021 census[4]) in the southern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Heading west from Regina on the Trans Canada Highway, Pense is the first community with services. Other communities in the area include Grand Coulee, Belle Plaine, Disley, and Rouleau. Pense is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Regina.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pense had a population of 603 living in 210 of its 228 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 587. With a land area of 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 456.8/km2 (1,183.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
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Canada census – Pense community profile
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Destruction of grain elevator
[edit]On May 3rd, 2021, the grain elevator in Pense was demolished, 20 years after it was shut down by Viterra in 2001.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Urban Municipality Incorporations" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. p. 11. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 26 May 2007
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
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