Katepwa Beach
Former resort village
Katepwa Beach
Katepwa Beach
Katepwa Beach is located in Saskatchewan
Katepwa Beach
Katepwa Beach
Coordinates: 50°41′49″N 103°37′41″W / 50.697°N 103.628°W / 50.697; -103.628
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division6
Rural municipalityRM of Abernethy No. 186
Resort villageDistrict of Katepwa
Incorporated
(resort village)[1]		August 1, 1957
Name change[1]May 13, 1992
Amalgamated[2]July 24, 2004
Government
[3]
 • MayorDon Jewitt
 • Governing bodyResort Village Council
 • Administrator[4]Gail E. Sloan
 • CouncillorsMichael Alport
Georden Pettigrew
Dennis Temple
Area
 (2006)[5]
 • Land1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)[5]
 • Total112
 • Density66.3/km2 (172/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Area code(s)306 and 639
Highway(s)Highway 56
Waterway(s)Katepwa Lake

Katepwa Beach (2006 population: 112) is a former resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6. It is now part of the District of Katepwa. Katepwa Beach is on the eastern shore of Katepwa Lake in the RM of Abernethy No. 186, approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south-east of the town of Fort Qu'Appelle on Highway 56.

Located on the south side of Katepwa Beach is Katepwa Point Provincial Park[6] and on the east side are two gold courses. Katepwa Beach Golf Course is an 18-hole course[7] and Katepwa Family Nine Golf Course is a 9-hole course.[8]

History

Katepwa Beach incorporated as a resort village on August 1, 1957, under the official name of the Summer Resort Village of Katepwa Beach.[1] The resort village changed its official name to the Resort Village of Katepwa Beach on May 13, 1992.[1] It, and the resort villages of Katepwa South and Sandy Beach, amalgamated on July 24, 2004, to form the Resort Village of the District of Katepwa.[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2006)
YearPop.±%
198145—    
198690+100.0%
1991148+64.4%
1996103−30.4%
2001189+83.5%
2006112−40.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[9][10][5][11]

In the 2006 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the former Resort Village of Katepwa Beach recorded a population of 112 living in 56 of its 279 total private dwellings, a -40.7% change from its 2001 population of 189. With a land area of 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 66.3/km2 (171.6/sq mi) in 2006.[5]

In the 2001 Census of Population, the Resort Village of Katepwa Beach recorded a population of 189, a 83.5% change from its 1996 population of 103. With a land area of 2.89 km2 (1.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 65.4/km2 (169.4/sq mi) in 2001.[11]

Government

The former Resort Village of Katepwa Beach has been governed by the District of Katepwa since the 2004 amalgamation.[2] Katepwa Beach is in Ward 2, which is represented by councillors Stephen Alport, Scott Baber and Garry Huntington, .[3] The District of Katepwa's mayor is Rick Pattison and its administrator is Gail E. Sloan.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Saskatchewan Gazette". Government of Saskatchewan: The Queen's Printer. June 5, 1992. p. 723. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names: From January 2, 2001 to January 1, 2006 (Table 1: Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order, by province/territory [Saskatchewan])". Statistics Canada. June 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Council". District of Katepwa. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Administration: District of Katepwa Office". District of Katepwa. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "2006 Community Profiles: Katepwa Beach, Saskatchewan (Resort village / dissolved)". Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Katepwa Point Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "Katepwa Beach Golf Club". Golf Katepwa. Katepwa Beach Golf Club. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Katepwa Family Nine Golf Course". GolfPass. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "2001 Community Profiles: Katepwa Beach, Saskatchewan (Resort village)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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