Torquay, Saskatchewan

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Location of Torquay in Saskatchewan

Torquay (2016 population: 255) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cambria No. 6 and Census Division No. 2. It was named after Torquay in Devon, England.[1]

History[]

Torquay was established in 1912 when the land was sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway for $2,400.[2] At the suggestion of a railroad superintendent's wife, the area was named after the English town of Torquay as like its namesake, it had an abundant water supply.[2] The Ambrose-Torquay Border Crossing that connects Torquay with the North Dakota village of Ambrose opened in 1915 and remains in daily use today.

The politician Elmer Knutson, founder of the Confederations of Regions Party, was born on his family's farm in Torquay in 1914.

Torquay incorporated as a village on December 11, 1923.[3] The first council meeting as the Village of Torquay was held on January 9, 1924.[2]

In May 2018 the Canadian government announced plans to construct the country's first geothermal power plant in the area, with the eventual aim of using renewable energy to power hundreds of thousands of homes in Saskatchewan.[4]

Demographics[]

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981311—    
1986321+3.2%
1991285−11.2%
1996285+0.0%
2001231−18.9%
2006184−20.3%
2011236+28.3%
2016255+8.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Torquay recorded a population of 255 living in 99 of its 116 total private dwellings, a 7.5% change from its 2011 population of 236. With a land area of 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 188.9/km2 (489.2/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Torquay recorded a population of 236, a 28.3% change from its 2006 population of 184. With a land area of 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 174.8/km2 (452.8/sq mi) in 2011.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 424. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  2. ^ a b c "History - The Village of Torquay". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Canada's first-ever geothermal power plant in the words for Torquay Regina Leader-Post. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

Coordinates: 49°08′31″N 103°29′52″W / 49.14194°N 103.49778°W / 49.14194; -103.49778

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