Sorensen Beach
Sorensen Beach
Sorenson's Beach | |
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Organized hamlet | |
  Sorensen Beach | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′02″N 105°03′29″W / 50.834°N 105.058°WCoordinates: 50°50′02″N 105°03′29″W / 50.834°N 105.058°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural municipality | McKillop No. 220 |
| Name change[1] | August 28, 2019 |
| Area (2016)[2] | |
| • Land | 0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 33 |
| • Density | 198.1/km2 (513/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
Sorensen Beach, previously referred to as Sorenson's Beach, is an organized hamlet in the Rural Municipality of McKillop No. 220, Saskatchewan, Canada that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Last Mountain Lake, approximately 53 km (33 mi) northwest of Regina.
History[]
The area was originally developed by Marius Andreas "Andy" Sorensen (1882–1964), a local commercial farmer that maintained his farming operations in the Duval/Strasbourg areas.[citation needed] The name of the organized hamlet was changed from Sorenson's Beach to Sorensen Beach on August 28, 2019.[1]
Demographics[]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sorensen Beach recorded a population of 33 living in 17 of its 54 total private dwellings, a -13.2% change from its 2011 population of 38. With a land area of 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi), it had a population density of 194.1/km2 (502.8/sq mi) in 2016.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "To Change the Name of the Organized Hamlet of Sorenson's Beach to Organized Hamlet of Sorensen Beach" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. September 6, 2019. p. 2157. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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