Simpson, Saskatchewan
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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::summary Village in Saskatchewan, Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Simpson |
| settlement_type | |
| image_skyline | Simpson Saskatchewan.jpg |
| image_caption | Railway Avenue |
| pushpin_map | Saskatchewan |
| latd | 51.45 |
| longd | -105.45 |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Saskatchewan |
| subdivision_type2 | Rural Municipalities (R.M.) |
| subdivision_name2 | RM of Wood Creek No. 281 |
| established_title | Post office Founded |
| established_date | 1911-04-01 |
| established_title2 | Village established |
| established_title3 | Town incorporated |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_title1 | Federal Electoral District |
| leader_title2 | Provincial Constituency M.L.A. |
| area_total_km2 | 1.41 |
| population_total | 127 |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_density_km2 | 89.8 |
| timezone | CST |
| utc_offset | -6 |
| website | Simpson |
| footnotes | {{Citation |
| last | National Archives |
| first | Archivia Net |
| title | Post Offices and Postmasters |
| url | http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |
| url-status | dead |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |
| archive-date | 2006-10-06 |
| }}{{Citation | last |
| last | Commissioner of Canada Elections |
| first | Chief Electoral Officer of Canada |
| title | Elections Canada On-line |
| year | 2005 |
| url | http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |
| url-status | dead |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |
| archive-date | 2007-04-21 |
| :: |
| official_name = Simpson | settlement_type = | image_skyline = Simpson Saskatchewan.jpg | image_caption = Railway Avenue | image_flag = | image_seal = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Saskatchewan | latd = 51.45 | longd = -105.45
| coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan | subdivision_type2 = Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | subdivision_name2 = RM of Wood Creek No. 281 | established_title = Post office Founded | established_date = 1911-04-01 | established_title2 = Village established | established_date2 = | established_title3 = Town incorporated | established_date3 = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Federal Electoral District Moose Jaw - Lake Centre M.P. | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = Provincial Constituency M.L.A. | leader_name2 = | area_total_km2 = 1.41 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | elevation_m = | population_total = 127 | population_as_of = 2016 | population_density_km2 = 89.8 | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_note = | timezone = CST | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | website = Simpson | footnotes = {{Citation |last=National Archives |first=Archivia Net |title=Post Offices and Postmasters |url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |archive-date=2006-10-06 |last = Commissioner of Canada Elections |first = Chief Electoral Officer of Canada |title = Elections Canada On-line |year = 2005 |url = http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |archive-date = 2007-04-21
Simpson (2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281 and Census Division No. 11. It is between the cities of Regina and Saskatoon on Highway 2. The administrative office for the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281 is located in the village. The post office was founded in 1911 by Herman Bergren and Joseph Newman during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is named after George Simpson, a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.{{Citation | last =Barry | first =Bill | title =People Places: Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames | publisher =Print West communications | year =2003 | location =Regina, Canada | isbn = 1-894022-92-0 | page =230}}
History
The early 1904 pioneer homestead settlers were George, John and Robert Simpson, Bill Grieve, William Cole, and E.C. Howie. Simpson incorporated as a village on July 11, 1911.
Geography
- Last Mountain Lake Sanctuary, North America's oldest sanctuary for birds, is a nearby tourist attraction. Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, Last Mountain Lake Wildlife Management Unit, and Last Mountain Regional Park are all conservation areas near Simpson on Long Lake or Last Mountain Lake.{{Citation |last=Government of Canada |first=Natural Resources Canada |title=Canadian Geographical Names Database |url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/search?id=&snrc=&q=last+mountain&category=O&province%5B%5D=47 |access-date=2025-07-08
- Manitou Beach, located on a salt water lake - the land of healing waters - and the historic Danceland dance hall are located near Simpson at Watrous. This is also a major tourist attraction for the area.
Sites of interest
The previous Wood Creek No. 281 Rural Municipality Office was designated on April 5, 1982, as a municipal heritage site and now houses the Simpson district museum.{{Citation | last =Parks, Culture, Heritage & Sport | title =Heritage Property - Rural Municipal Office |url=https://gisappl.saskatchewan.ca/WebDocs/HeritagePropertySearch/190.pdf | access-date = 2025-07-08
Demographics
| title = Population history (1981–2021) | type = Canada | align = right | footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics |1981|231 |1986|224 |1991|212 |1996|208 |2001|194 |2006|118 |2011|131 |2016|127 |2021|131 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Simpson had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.57 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Simpson recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.41 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
References
References
- (8 February 2017). "Census Profile". Statistics Canada.
- Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System".
- Canadian Textiles Institute.. (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency".
- "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations.
- "Manitou Beach Online".
- "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
- "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". [[Statistics Canada]].
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