Pierceland

Pierceland (2016 population: 598) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622 and Census Division No. 17. It is north of the Beaver River on Highway 55.

Village of Pierceland
Village
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Coordinates: 54.349°N 109.755°W / 54.349; -109.755
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
Rural Municipality	Beaver River
Post office Founded	1932 April 01
Incorporated (Village)	N/A
Incorporated (Town)	N/A
Government
• Mayor	Coral Dale
• Administrator	Tammy Landry
• Council Member	Candace Frolick
• Council Member	Jane Eistetter
• Council Member	Shannon Wilton
Area
• Total	2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	605
• Density	220.8/km2 (572/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0M 2K0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 21 Highway 55
Waterways	Pierce Lake Lac des Îles
Website	Official website
[1][2][3][4]

History

Pierceland incorporated as a village on January 1, 1973.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	425	—
1986	501	+17.9%
1991	475	−5.2%
1996	488	+2.7%
2001	449	−8.0%
2006	498	+10.9%
2011	551	+10.6%
2016	598	+8.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pierceland had a population of 605 living in 251 of its 285 total private dwellings, a change of 1.2% from its 2016 population of 598. With a land area of 2.74 km² (1.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 220.8/km² (571.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Pierceland recorded a population of 598 living in 249 of its 289 total private dwellings, a 7.9% change from its 2011 population of 551. With a land area of 2.69 km² (1.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 222.3/km² (575.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

Notable people

• Grant Erickson (born April 28, 1947, in Pierceland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 266 games in the World Hockey Association and six games in the National Hockey League.

See also

• Pierceland Central School
• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 11 March 2011
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 21 November 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007
5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

External links

• Official website

54.349°N 109.755°W / 54.349; -109.755