West End, Saskatchewan

West End (2016 population: 37) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5. It is at the west end of Round Lake in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183.^[5]

West End
Resort village
Resort Village of West End
West End
Coordinates: 50.549°N 102.414°W / 50.549; -102.414[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	5
Rural municipality	RM of Fertile Belt No. 183
Incorporated[2]	June 15, 1983
Government [3]
• Mayor	Darcey Niemi
• Governing body	Resort Village Council
• Administrator	Lorrayne Smith
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	37
• Density	108.8/km2 (282/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Highway(s)	247
Waterway(s)	Round Lake

History

West End incorporated as a resort village on June 15, 1983.^[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981		—
1986	11	—
1991	13	+18.2%
1996	16	+23.1%
2001	10	−37.5%
2006	26	+160.0%
2011	17	−34.6%
2016	37	+117.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West End had a population of 41 living in 19 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of 10.8% from its 2016 population of 37. With a land area of 0.37 km² (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 110.8/km² (287.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of West End recorded a population of 37 living in 15 of its 74 total private dwellings, a 117.6% change from its 2011 population of 17. With a land area of 0.34 km² (0.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 108.8/km² (281.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The Resort Village of West End is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator.^[3] The mayor is Darcey Niemi and its administrator is Lorrayne Smith.^[3]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of municipalities in Saskatchewan
• List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan
• List of summer villages in Alberta

References

1. "Download Geographical Names Data: Files to download by province and territory (Saskatchewan, CSV)". Government of Canada. April 8, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: Resort Village of West End". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
4. "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 26, 2020.
5. "West End Resort". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.