Fairlight, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

49°52′30″N 101°40′48″W / 49.875°N 101.680°W / 49.875; -101.680Country

CanadaProvince

SaskatchewanRegionSoutheastCensus division1Rural MunicipalityMaryfield No. 91Incorporated (Village)1910Government

• TypeMunicipal • Governing bodyFairlight Village Council • MayorBarry Metz • AdministratorNadia MetzArea

• Total2.71 km² (1.05 sq mi)Population

(2016)

• Total40 • Density14.8/km² (38/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)Postal code

S0G 1M0

Area code306Highways

Highway 8

Highway 48 Railways Canadian National Railway^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Fairlight (2016 population: 40) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Maryfield No. 91 and Census Division No. 1. The village lies just south of Provincial Highway 48^[5] and the Canadian National Railway, about a kilometre west of Highway 8.

History

Fairlight incorporated as a village on October 5, 1909.^[6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	74	—
1986	71	−4.1%
1991	68	−4.2%
1996	56	−17.6%
2001	45	−19.6%
2006	40	−11.1%
2011	40	+0.0%
2016	40	+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fairlight had a population of 25 living in 12 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of -37.5% from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of 2.58 km² (1.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.7/km² (25.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Fairlight recorded a population of 40 living in 18 of its 21 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 40. With a land area of 2.71 km² (1.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.8/km² (38.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[10]

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
^ "South - Fairlight - Hwys 8, 48". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.