Fosston, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Fosston.

Fosston (2016 population: 45) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Ponass Lake No. 367 and Census Division No. 14. The village was named after Fosston, Minnesota, the original home of five Rustad brothers, who homesteaded there.^[5]

Fosston
Village
Village of Fosston
Motto:  Catch The Fosston Feeling
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Coordinates: 52.206°N 103.830°W / 52.206; -103.830
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Central
Census division	14
Rural Municipality	Ponass Lake
Post office Founded	1908
Incorporated (Village)	1964
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Fosston Village Council
• Mayor	William Dyck
• Administrator	Valerie Bjerland
• Federal Electoral District of Yorkton—Melville M.P.	Cathay Wagantall (2015)
• Provincial Constituency of Kelvington-Wadena M.L.A.	June Draude (2007)
Area
• Total	0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	45
• Density	76.8/km2 (199/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0E 0V0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 35 Highway 760
[1][2][3][4]

History

Fosston incorporated as a village on January 1, 1965.^[6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	105	—
1986	94	−10.5%
1991	87	−7.4%
1996	85	−2.3%
2001	55	−35.3%
2006	55	+0.0%
2011	55	+0.0%
2016	45	−18.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fosston had a population of 40 living in 22 of its 29 total private dwellings, a change of -11.1% from its 2016 population of 45. With a land area of 0.54 km² (0.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 74.1/km² (191.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Fosston recorded a population of 45 living in 24 of its 35 total private dwellings, a -22.2% change from its 2011 population of 55. With a land area of 0.59 km² (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 76.3/km² (197.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[10]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved June 21, 2014.
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
5. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 149. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
6. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
10. "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.

52.206°N 103.830°W / 52.206; -103.830