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Frobisher, Saskatchewan

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Frobisher
Village
Village of Frobisher
Downtown Frobisher
Downtown Frobisher
Frobisher is located in Saskatchewan
Frobisher
Frobisher
Location of Frobisher in Saskatchewan
Frobisher is located in Canada
Frobisher
Frobisher
Frobisher (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°12′00″N 102°27′00″W / 49.200°N 102.450°W / 49.200; -102.450
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionSoutheast
Census division1
Rural MunicipalityCoalfields No. 4
Post office Founded1902-02-01
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyFrobisher Village Council
 • MayorKyla MacCuish
 • AdministratorHolley Odgers
 • MLADan D'Autremont
 • MPRobert Kitchen
Area
 • Total
1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
160
 • Density118.5/km2 (307/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0C 0Y0
Area code306
Highways Highway 18

 Highway 604
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Frobisher (2016 population: 160) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4 and Census Division No. 1. It has an elevation of 576 metres (1,890 ft) above sea level.

Frobisher is located along Highway 18, in the heart of south-east Saskatchewan's oil patch. Many pumpjacks and oil batteries are found in the area. Within the village, there are oil field related businesses, a post office,[5] a restaurant/convenience store, and Frobisher United Church.[6]

History

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Frobisher was originally known as Frobyshire[7] but due to an error in the original village plans, it had to be renamed. In 1903, there were four grain elevators, each with a capacity of 25,000 bushels, one of which still stands. Frobisher was built at the cross-roads of two rail lines, the Canadian Pacific Railway Souris Line and the Grand Trunk Regina-Boundary Branch Line.[8] The Grand Trunk line was a Canadian National Railway line, which is now gone as CN had issued a notice of discontinuance for the section which went from Northgate to Lampman on 16 October 2007.[9] Frobisher was incorporated as a village on July 4, 1904.[10]

Parks and recreation

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The closest park to Frobisher is Moose Creek Regional Park,[11] 27 kilometres east. The park is located along the east side of Grant Devine Reservoir.Frobisher has an ice rink, the Frobisher Flyers were among the four founding teams of the Big 6 Hockey League.[12] The Flyers never won a championship.

Demographics

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Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981166—    
1986187+12.7%
1991158−15.5%
1996165+4.4%
2001149−9.7%
2006145−2.7%
2011166+14.5%
2016160−3.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[13][14]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Frobisher had a population of 127 living in 54 of its 71 total private dwellings, a change of -20.6% from its 2016 population of 160. With a land area of 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 88.8/km2 (230.0/sq mi) in 2021.[15]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Frobisher recorded a population of 160 living in 65 of its 88 total private dwellings, a -3.8% change from its 2011 population of 166. With a land area of 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 118.5/km2 (307.0/sq mi) in 2016.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 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. ^ "Canada Post - Find a Post Office - Results Detail".
  6. ^ "▷ FROBISHER UNITED CHURCH ✔ All the information about FROBISHER UNITED CHURCH ✔ FROBISHER".
  7. ^ "Frobisher |".
  8. ^ "Frobisher -".
  9. ^ "Notices of rail line discontinuance". 14 February 2013.
  10. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Moose Creek".
  12. ^ "Big Six Hockey League". Big Six Hockey League. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  16. ^ "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.
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