Balcarres
Town
Balcarres Main Street in 1968
Balcarres Main Street in 1968
Balcarres is located in Saskatchewan
Balcarres
Balcarres
Location of Balcarres in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°48′00″N 103°32′40″W / 50.80000°N 103.54444°W / 50.80000; -103.54444
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.)Abernethy No. 186
Post Office founded NWT1884-04-01
Government
 • MayorDwight Dixon
 • AdministratorBev Gelech
 • Governing bodyBalcarres Town Council
Area
 • Total1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total617
 • Density392.9/km2 (1,018/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6
 • Summer (DST)CST
Postal code
S0G 0C0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 10 Highway 22 Highway 619 Highway 310
WebsiteTown of Balcarres
[1][2][3][4][5]

Balcarres (/bəlˈkɛərrɪs/ bel-KAIR-is);[6] 2006 population 598) is a town located in southern Saskatchewan, Canada along Highway 10 and Highway 22, approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) northeast of Regina. Highways 619 and 310 are nearby highways to this community. The town is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the Fishing Lakes.

Neighbouring communities include Fort Qu'Appelle to the west, to the southeast Abernethy, and to the north Ituna. The File Hills First Nations of Little Black Bear, Peepeekisis, Okanese, and Star Blanket are also located to the northeast.

History

Historical view of Balcarres

Balcarres post office was established in the North-West Territories on 1 April 1884.[7] The name originates from the first postmaster, Balcarres Crawford, at the neighbouring community of Indian Head, North-West Territories (now, since 1905, Saskatchewan).[8] [9]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Balcarres had a population of 616 living in 257 of its 271 total private dwellings, a change of 4.9% from its 2016 population of 587. With a land area of 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 380.2/km2 (984.8/sq mi) in 2021.[10]

Balcarres Main Street in 2002
Canada census – Balcarres community profile
20212011
Population616 (+4.9% from 2016)617 (+3.2% from 2006)
Land area1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population density381.3/km2 (988/sq mi)392.9/km2 (1,018/sq mi)
Median age45.2 (M: 43.6, F: 47.6)47.6 (M: 46.1, F: 49.4)
Private dwellings271 (total)  257 (occupied)261 (total) 
Median household income$63,200
References: 2021[11] 2011[12] earlier[13][14]

Amenities

The town is home to several businesses including a grocery store, inn, pharmacy, bank, and restaurants. Terminal 22, a large inland grain terminal, is located west of town along the Canadian National Railway rail line.

Balcarres has a hospital and senior citizens home called the Balcarres Integrated Care Centre or BICC, and an elementary and high school, which educates children from the communities of Balcarres, Abernethy, and the File Hills Indian reserves. There is a United, an Anglican and a Baptist church.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
  5. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007
  6. ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  7. ^ Library and Archives Canada, National Archives of Canada Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  8. ^ Russell, E.T. (1975), What's in a Name?, Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie books, ISBN 0-919306-39-X, page 17
  9. ^ Furrows in Time: A History of Balcarres and District. Balcarres History Book Committee, 1987. ISBN 978-0-919781-37-5.
  10. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  11. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  12. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  13. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  14. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.

External links

North West: Lipton North: Ituna North East: Okanese
West: Fort Qu'Appelle Balcarres East: Melville
South West: South: Katepwa South East: Abernethy

50°48′N 103°33′W / 50.800°N 103.550°W / 50.800; -103.550 (Balcarres, Saskatchewan)

Subdivisions of Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
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