Briercrest

{{for|the college and seminary in Caronport|Briercrest College and Seminary}}

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|leader_name1 = William Duncan

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|leader_name2 = Linda Senchuk

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Briercrest (2016 population: {{nts|159}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130 and Census Division No. 6. The village is approximately 42 km southeast of the City of Moose Jaw and 77 km southwest of the City of Regina. When the post office formed in 1903, it was a part of the Federal Electoral District: Assiniboia, North West Territories, as well as part of the provisional district of Assiniboia West, North West Territories, until the province of Saskatchewan was formed in 1905.

History

Briercrest incorporated as a village on April 17, 1912.{{cite web | url=http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | title=Urban Municipality Incorporations | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations | access-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | archive-date=October 15, 2014}}

Demographics

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| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020}}

|1981|151

|1986|165

|1991|140

|1996|125

|2001|113

|2006|117

|2011|111

|2016|159

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Briercrest had a population of {{val|155|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|65|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|67|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:155-159}}|159|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|159|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.69|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|155|0.69|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Briercrest recorded a population of {{nts|159}} living in {{nts|65}} of its {{nts|67}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:159-111}}|159|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|111}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.62|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|159|0.62|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 30, 2020}}

Education

Coventry School Division (SD) 213, North West Territories (NWT) was one of the first one-room schools started in 1891. Hipperholme SD 467, NWT soon followed in 1899. Many more one-room school districts developed in the early 1900s to survive until the mid-20th century when they were gradually replaced with the Briercrest Family of Schools.

;Briercrest College and Seminary

The Briercrest College and Seminary was originally founded as the Briercrest Bible Institute in Briercrest in 1935, which has since moved to Caronport. In 1946, a larger facility was needed for the increasing number of students, and the airbase at Caronport became the school's new home. The school, however, continued to honour its early history by retaining the name of Briercrest as its birthplace.

References

External links

{{Official|http://www.villageofbriercrest.ca/}}

Category:Villages in Saskatchewan

Category:Redburn No. 130, Saskatchewan

Category:Division No. 6, Saskatchewan