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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Kisbey, Saskatchewan

Kisbey (2016 population: 153) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64 and Census Division No. 1. The village took its name from Richard Claude Kisbey (d. 1941), an Irish immigrant who settled in Estevan.

History

Kisbey incorporated as a village on May 8, 1907.

Demographics

Population history
(1971–2021)
YearPop.±%
1971260—    
1976252−3.1%
1981228−9.5%
1986234+2.6%
1991219−6.4%
1996209−4.6%
2001199−4.8%
2006185−7.0%
2011217+17.3%
2016153−29.5%
2021158+3.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kisbey had a population of 158 living in 77 of its 95 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 153. With a land area of 2.69 km (1.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 58.7/km (152.1/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Kisbey recorded a population of 153 living in 83 of its 95 total private dwellings, a -41.8% change from its 2011 population of 217. With a land area of 2.77 km (1.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 55.2/km (143.1/sq mi) in 2016.

Sports

The Arcola/Kisbey Combines of the senior men's Big 6 Hockey League play at the local ice rink.

See also