Candle Lake, Saskatchewan
{{Short description|Village in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Use MDY dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Candle Lake
|official_name = Resort Village of Candle Lake
|settlement_type = Resort village
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
|subdivision_type2 = Region
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|subdivision_type3 = Census division
|subdivision_name3 = 15
|subdivision_type4 = Rural municipality
|subdivision_name4 = RM of Paddockwood No. 520
|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding
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|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Terry Kostyna
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = Resort Village Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Brent Lutz
|leader_title3 = Clerk
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|established_title = Founded
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|established_title2 = Incorporated
|established_date2 = August 1, 1977
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|area_land_km2 = 63.32
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 840
|population_density_km2 = 13.3
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|53.785|N|105.257|W|region:CA-SK|display=inline,title}}{{cite web | url=https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/download-geographical-names-data/9245 | title=Download Geographical Names Data: Files to download by province and territory (Saskatchewan, CSV) | publisher=Government of Canada | date=April 8, 2020 | accessdate=May 29, 2020}}
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code =
|area_code = 306 and 639
|blank_name = Highway(s)
|blank_info = 265
|blank1_name = Railway(s)
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|blank2_info = Candle Lake
|website = {{URL|https://candlelake.ca/}}
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Candle Lake (2016 population: {{nts|840}}) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15. It is on the shores of Candle Lake in the Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520.
History
Candle Lake incorporated as a resort village on August 1, 1977.{{cite web | url=http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | title=Urban Municipality Incorporations | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations | accessdate=May 26, 2020 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | archivedate=October 15, 2014}}
Demographics
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{{Historical populations
| title = Population history
(1981–2016)
| type = Canada
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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 | accessdate=May 26, 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 | accessdate=May 26, 2020}}
|1981|219
|1986|284
|1991|365
|1996|463
|2001|503
|2006|792
|2011|765
|2016|840
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Candle Lake had a population of {{val|1160|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|589|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|1698|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1160-840}}|840|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|840|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|62.93|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1160|62.93|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=March 27, 2022}}
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Candle Lake recorded a population of {{nts|840}} living in {{nts|413}} of its {{nts|1665}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:840-765}}|765|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|765}}. With a land area of {{convert|63.32|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|840|63.32|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 | accessdate=May 26, 2020}}
Government
The Resort Village of Candle Lake is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month.{{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=4&mun=1884 | title=Municipality Details: Resort Village of Candle Lake | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | accessdate=May 28, 2020}} The mayor is Terry Kostyna and its administrator is Brent Lutz.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://candlelake.ca/ Candle Lake] official website
{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|resortvillages=yes}}
{{SKDivision15}}
Category:Resort villages in Saskatchewan