White Fox, Saskatchewan
{{Short description|Village in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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|leader_name = Brian Lane{{Cite web
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| title = White Fox Water System Upgrade Celebrated
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White Fox (2021 population: {{nts|343}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488 and Census Division No. 14. It is on Highway 55 near the White Fox River and nearly 14 km northwest of the town of Nipawin. White Fox has a community hall for use by local residents, a public library, post office, a skating and curling facility, and a campground/RV park.
History
White Fox incorporated as a village on July 21, 1941.{{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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(1981–2016)
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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|394
|1986|464
|1991|442
|1996|402
|2001|436
|2006|348
|2011|364
|2016|355
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, White Fox had a population of {{val|343|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|154|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|175|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:343-355}}|355|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|355|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.99|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|343|0.99|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 White Fox recorded a population of {{nts|355}} living in {{nts|165}} of its {{nts|184}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:355-364}}|355|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|364}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.85|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|355|0.85|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}}
References
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Category:Villages in Saskatchewan
Category:Torch River No. 488, Saskatchewan
Category:Division No. 14, Saskatchewan
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