Fosston, Saskatchewan
Highway 35
- Highway 760
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]
History
Fosston incorporated as a village on January 1, 1965.[6]
Demographics
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
References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 149. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "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.
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