Bankend, Saskatchewan

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Bankend is a locality in the central part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Other communities in the area include Foam Lake, Ituna, Leslie, Wishart, West Bend and Leross. Bankend is located between the Touchwood Hills and the Beaver Hills. Bankend was a booming agricultural community in 1928, HWY 35 arrived, and four grain elevators were built.{{cite web| title =History Page - Hamlet of Bankend, Sask Sk| url =http://www.quill-lakes.com/bankend/history.htm| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20070619054309/http://www.quill-lakes.com/bankend/history.htm| archivedate =2007-06-19}}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bankend had a population of 15 living in 10 of its 10 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:15-15}}|15|1}} from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of {{cvt|0.28|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|15|0.28|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=Aug 31, 2022}}

Transportation

Bankend is located on Highway 35 and near the junction of Highway 35 and Highway 743.{{cite web

| last = Becquet's Custom Programming

| title = Saskatchewan City and Town Maps - Foam Lake

| date = 2005-07-29

| url = http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/Foam_Lake.htm

| accessdate = 2007-04-19| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070407111720/http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/Foam_Lake.htm| archivedate= 7 April 2007 | url-status= live}}

Notable people

Henry Dayday, Saskatoon mayor was born near Bankend.{{cite web|title=City of Saskatoon Archives - Mayors - Henry Dayday Biography |publisher=City of Saskatoon Archives |date=1999–2006 |url=http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/history/mayors/dayday.asp |accessdate=2007-04-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011235231/http://city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/history/mayors/dayday.asp |archivedate=October 11, 2006 }}