Belle Plaine (2016 population: 85) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 and Census Division No. 6. Belle Plaine is located on Highway 1 (also known as the Trans Canada Highway), 21 kilometres east of the City of Moose Jaw in south-central Saskatchewan. Buffalo Pound Provincial Park and Regina Beach are located near Belle Plaine.

History

Belle Plaine incorporated as a village on August 12, 1910.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Belle Plaine had a population of 79 living in 32 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2016 population of 85. With a land area of 1.35 km (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 58.5/km (151.6/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Belle Plaine recorded a population of 85 living in 33 of its 43 total private dwellings, a 22.4% change from its 2011 population of 66. With a land area of 1.34 km (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 63.4/km (164.3/sq mi) in 2016.

Business

• Mosaic Potash Mine at Belle Plaine
• Terra Grain Fuels Ethanol Facility
• Yara Belle Plaine - fertilizer production plant

Attractions

• Qu'Appelle River Dam

Infrastructure

Transportation

• Highway 642
• Highway 1

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan