Goodsoil

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Goodsoil
Village
Village of Goodsoil
Goodsoil is located in Saskatchewan
Goodsoil
Goodsoil
Location of Goodsoil in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 54°23′56″N 109°14′17″W / 54.399°N 109.238°W / 54.399; -109.238
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionWest-central
Census division17
Rural MunicipalityBeaver River No. 622
Post office FoundedDecember 1, 1929
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyGoodsoil Village Council
 • MayorJohn Purves
 • AdministratorFred Puffer
Area
 • Total1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total282
 • Density142.6/km2 (369/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0M 1A0
Area code(s)306
Highways Hwy 26
RailwaysNone
WebsiteVillage of Goodsoil
[1][2][3][4]

Goodsoil (2016 population: 282) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622 and Census Division No. 17. The Goodsoil Historical Museum Site (c. 1932–45) is a municipal heritage property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[5] It is the western gateway to Meadow Lake Provincial Park.

History[]

Goodsoil incorporated as a village on January 1, 1960.[6]

Demographics[]

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981263—    
1986269+2.3%
1991288+7.1%
1996278−3.5%
2001284+2.2%
2006253−10.9%
2011281+11.1%
2016282+0.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Goodsoil recorded a population of 282 living in 122 of its 156 total private dwellings, a 0.4% change from its 2011 population of 281. With a land area of 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 142.4/km2 (368.9/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Goodsoil recorded a population of 281, a 11.1% change from its 2006 population of 253. With a land area of 1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 159.7/km2 (413.5/sq mi) in 2011.[10]

Notable people[]

  • Ron Greschner played for the New York Rangers of the NHL from 1974 to 1990.

See also[]

  • List of communities in Saskatchewan
  • Villages of Saskatchewan

References[]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007
  5. ^ http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=6999 Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  6. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

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Coordinates: 54°23′56″N 109°14′17″W / 54.399°N 109.238°W / 54.399; -109.238

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