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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Etters Beach

Etters Beach (2016 population: 30) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11. It is on the west shore of Last Mountain Lake in the Rural Municipality of Big Arm No. 251.

History

Etters Beach incorporated as a resort village on October 1, 1965.

Government

The resort village of Etters Beach is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed clerk. The mayor is Erin Leier and its clerk is Denise Brecht.

Parks and recreation

Etters Beach Recreation Site Campground (51°14′08″N 105°18′00″W / 51.2355°N 105.3001°W / 51.2355; -105.3001) is adjacent to the village. The recreation site features 12 daily rental campsites serviced with 30-amp electricity and water plus 29 seasonal campsites. There's also a large area with un-electrified campsites. All campsites have a view of Last Mountain Lake. The beach area offers sandy beaches, swimming, boating, and fishing.

On the south side of the village is 9-hole golf course called Etters Beach Golf Club.

North of Etters Beach, at the north end of Last Mountain Lake, is Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, the oldest bird sanctuary in North America.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981—    
19867—    
199116+128.6%
19964−75.0%
20015+25.0%
200615+200.0%
201130+100.0%
201630+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Etters Beach had a population of 40 living in 24 of its 119 total private dwellings, a change of 33.3% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 0.26 km (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 153.8/km (398.5/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 census conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Etters Beach recorded a population of 30 living in 13 of its 114 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 30. With a land area of 0.27 km (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 111.1/km in 2016.

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