Sedley, Saskatchewan
{{Short description|Village in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Sedley
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Our Lady Grace Sedley Sk.jpg
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| pushpin_map = Saskatchewan#Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|50|10|00|N|104|00|00|W|region:CA-SK|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
| subdivision_type2 = Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
| subdivision_name2 = Francis No. 127
| established_title = Post office Founded
| established_date = 1904-07-01
| established_title2 = Village established
| established_date2 =
| established_title3 = Town incorporated
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Brian Leier
| leader_title1 = Federal Electoral District Qu'Appelle M.P.
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = Provincial Constituency M.L.A.
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| area_total_km2 = 1.31
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| population_total = 337
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = 256.8
| population_note = {{cite web
| title = 2011 Community Profiles
| work = Statistics Canada
| publisher =Government of Canada
| url =http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
| access-date = 2014-08-21}}
| timezone =
| utc_offset =
| timezone_DST = CST
| utc_offset_DST = -6
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = S0G 4K0
| area_code = 306
| website = [http://villageofsedley.com/ Official website]
| footnotes = {{Cite web
| last =National Archives
| first =Archivia Net
| title =Post Offices and Postmasters
| url =http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
| access-date = 2014-08-21}}{{Cite web
| last =Government of Saskatchewan
| first =MRD Home
| title = Municipal Directory System
| url =http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx
| access-date = 2014-08-21}}{{Citation
|last = Canadian Textiles Institute.
|title = CTI Determine your provincial constituency
|year = 2005
|url = http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070911025012/http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm
|archive-date = 2007-09-11
| last =Commissioner of Canada Elections
| first =Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
| title =Elections Canada On-line
| year =2005
| url =http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
}}
}}
Sedley (2016 population: {{nts|358}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127 and Census Division No. 6. It is {{convert|40|km}} southeast of the city of Regina on Highway 33. This village is located at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 620. Sedley lies in a wheat-producing agricultural district.
History
The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) rail branch line helped to settle this community. Sedley incorporated as a village on August 3, 1907.{{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}} It was named for Sedley Blanchard, a lawyer.[http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/saskatchewan/sedley/2002620.html EPoduk - Sedley]
Geography
Wascana Creek runs just to the west of Highway 33.
Demographics
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{{Historical populations
| title = Population history
(1981–2016)
| type = Canada
| align = right
| 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|373
|1986|360
|1991|342
|1996|305
|2001|322
|2006|319
|2011|337
|2016|358
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sedley had a population of {{val|367|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|126|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|137|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:367-358}}|358|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|358|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|367|1.34|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 Sedley recorded a population of {{nts|358}} living in {{nts|136}} of its {{nts|136}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:358-337}}|358|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|337}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.33|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|358|1.33|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
Published works
- Title Outline history of Our Lady of Grace Church, Sedley, Saskatchewan : On the occasion of its 75th anniversary Author Baker, Leonard, Mrs Published Weyburn, Sask. : Weyburn Review Ltd., 1981
See also
References
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{{Adjacent communities
| North = Vibank
| West = Gray
| Center = Sedley
| East = Montmartre
| South = Colfax}}
{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|villages=yes}}
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Category:Villages in Saskatchewan
Category:Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan
Category:Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
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