Sedley, Saskatchewan
History
The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) rail branch line helped to settle this community. Sedley incorporated as a village on August 3, 1907. It was named for Sedley Blanchard, a lawyer.
Geography
Wascana Creek runs just to the west of Highway 33.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sedley had a population of 367 living in 126 of its 137 total private dwellings, a change of 2.5% from its 2016 population of 358. With a land area of 1.34 km (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 273.9/km (709.3/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Sedley recorded a population of 358 living in 136 of its 136 total private dwellings, a 5.9% change from its 2011 population of 337. With a land area of 1.33 km (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 269.2/km (697.2/sq mi) in 2016.
Notable people
- Kelly Bechard, hockey player and Olympian
- Carol Morin, broadcaster
Published works
- Title Outline history of Our Lady of Grace Church, Sedley, Saskatchewan : On the occasion of its 75th anniversary Author Baker, Leonard, Mrs Published Weyburn, Sask. : Weyburn Review Ltd., 1981
See also
References
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ EPoduk - Sedley
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Canadian Gold 2002, p. 114, Andrew Podnieks, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2002