Pierceland
{{Short description|Village in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Coral Dale
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|leader_name1 = Tammy Landry
|leader_title2 = Council Member
|leader_name2 = Candace Frolick
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|leader_name3 = Jane Eistetter
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|leader_name4 = Shannon Wilton
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|established_date =1932 April 01
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|postal_code = S0M 2K0
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Highway 55
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|blank1_info = Pierce Lake
Lac des Îles
|website = {{official website|http://villageofpierceland.com}}
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Pierceland (2016 population: {{nts|598}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622 and Census Division No. 17. It is north of the Beaver River on Highway 55.
History
Pierceland incorporated as a village on January 1, 1973.{{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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{{Historical populations
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(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 | 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|425
|1986|501
|1991|475
|1996|488
|2001|449
|2006|498
|2011|551
|2016|598
}}
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pierceland had a population of {{val|605|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|251|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|285|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:605-598}}|598|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|598|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2.74|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|605|2.74|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 Pierceland recorded a population of {{nts|598}} living in {{nts|249}} of its {{nts|289}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:598-551}}|598|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|551}}. With a land area of {{convert|2.69|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|598|2.69|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}}
Notable people
- Grant Erickson (born April 28, 1947, in Pierceland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 266 games in the World Hockey Association and six games in the National Hockey League.
See also
References
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External links
- {{official|http://villageofpierceland.com}}
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Cold Lake
Cold Lake
| North = Pierce Lake
| Northeast = Lac des lles Lake
| West = Cherry Grove
| Centre = Pierceland
| East = Goodsoil
| Southwest = Sputinow
| South = Whelan
| Southeast = Rapid View
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{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|villages=yes}}
{{SKDivision17}}
{{Coord|54.349|N|109.755|W|display=title|type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki}}
Category:Villages in Saskatchewan