Stoughton, Saskatchewan
Stoughton used to have its own small police service, which was aptly named the Stoughton Police Service. It no longer exists and now the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) provide policing services to the town and surrounding areas.
Stoughton is approximately eighty-eight miles southeast of Regina at the terminus for highway 33, which is the longest straight road in Canada, and the fifth longest in the world. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Ocean Man First Nations band government. They contain three nations which are Assiniboine, Saulteaux, and Cree.
The town is served by Highway 13, Highway 33, and Highway 47.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stoughton had a population of 652 living in 314 of its 378 total private dwellings, a change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 649. With a land area of 3.45 km (1.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 189.0/km (489.5/sq mi) in 2021.
2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 649 (-6.5% from 2011) | 694 (6.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 3.74 km (1.44 sq mi) | 3.41 km (1.32 sq mi) |
Population density | 173.4/km (449/sq mi) | 203.2/km (526/sq mi) |
Median age | 47.8 (M: 48.1, F: 47.7) | 43.4 (M: 42.4, F: 44.4) |
Private dwellings | 337 (total) | 325 (total) |
Median household income |
Gallery
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Road and grain elevator
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Grain elevator
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Rest stop
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The tourist Info Centre and golf clubhouse
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Stoughton golf course and grain elevator
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Both of Stoughton's grain elevators alongside the railway
See also
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of towns in Saskatchewan
- List of golf courses in Saskatchewan