Weekes, Saskatchewan

Weekes (2016 population: 40) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395 and Census Division No. 14. The village is located 29 km east of the town of Porcupine Plain on Highway 23.

Weekes, Saskatchewan
Village
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Coordinates: 52.340315°N 102.521219°W / 52.340315; -102.521219
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	East-Central Saskatchewan
Census division	14
Rural Municipality	Porcupine No. 395
Government
• Governing body	Weekes Village Council
Area
• Total	0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	55
• Density	92.6/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 23
Railway	Canadian National Railway (abandoned)
Website
[1][2][3][4]

History

Weekes incorporated as a village on January 13, 1947.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	113	—
1986	108	−4.4%
1991	104	−3.7%
1996	84	−19.2%
2001	65	−22.6%
2006	55	−15.4%
2011	42	−23.6%
2016	40	−4.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Weekes had a population of 50 living in 28 of its 64 total private dwellings, a change of 25% from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of 0.53 km² (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 94.3/km² (244.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Weekes recorded a population of 40 living in 22 of its 57 total private dwellings, a -5% change from its 2011 population of 42. With a land area of 0.59 km² (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 67.8/km² (175.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of hamlets in Saskatchewan

References

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
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
9. "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.