Windthorst, Saskatchewan

Windthorst (2016 population: 211) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125 and Census Division No. 5. It is accessed from Highway 48.^[1]

Windthorst

Location of Windthorst in Saskatchewan

History

Windthorst incorporated as a village on August 21, 1907.^[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	254	—
1986	249	−2.0%
1991	246	−1.2%
1996	239	−2.8%
2001	228	−4.6%
2006	194	−14.9%
2011	215	+10.8%
2016	211	−1.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[3][4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Windthorst had a population of 194 living in 100 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of -8.1% from its 2016 population of 211. With a land area of 1.34 km² (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 144.8/km² (375.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Windthorst recorded a population of 211 living in 109 of its 117 total private dwellings, a -1.9% change from its 2011 population of 215. With a land area of 1.43 km² (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 147.6/km² (382.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

Sports

The Kipling/Winthorst Oil Kings of the senior men's Big 6 Hockey League play in the local ice rink.^[7]

See also

• List of villages in Saskatchewan
• List of communities in Saskatchewan

References

1. "South - Windthorst - Hwy 48". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
2. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
3. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
4. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
6. "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.
7. Big 6 Hockey League

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