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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Bjorkdale

Bjorkdale ˈbɜːrkdl (2016 population: 201) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426 and Census Division No. 14. The village is located at the junctions of Highway 23, 679 & 776, approximately 78 kilometres (48 mi) east of the City of Melfort.

History

Bjorkdale incorporated as a village on April 1, 1968.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981269—    
1986301+11.9%
1991251−16.6%
1996262+4.4%
2001229−12.6%
2006201−12.2%
2011199−1.0%
2016201+1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bjorkdale had a population of 147 living in 70 of its 88 total private dwellings, a change of -26.9% from its 2016 population of 201. With a land area of 1.36 km (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 108.1/km (279.9/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Bjorkdale recorded a population of 201 living in 90 of its 101 total private dwellings, a 1% change from its 2011 population of 199. With a land area of 1.39 km (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 144.6/km (374.5/sq mi) in 2016.

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