Climax,_Saskatchewan
Climax, Saskatchewan
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
Climax (2016 population: 195) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18 and Census Division No. 4. The village is located in the southwestern region of the province, just north of the U.S. border, situated on Highway 18 between Frontier and Canuck and on Highway 37 between Shaunavon and the Port of Climax.
Climax | |
|---|---|
| Village of Climax | |
Grain elevators along the railway tracks in Climax. | |
| Coordinates: 49.2064°N 108.386°W / 49.2064; -108.386 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest |
| Census division | 4 |
| Rural Municipality | Lone Tree |
| Post office Founded | 1913[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Climax Village Council |
| • Mayor | Dennis Klein |
| • Administrator | Marla Shirley[2] |
| • MP | Jeremy Patzer |
| • MLA | Doug Steele |
| Area | |
| • Village | 1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Village | 195 |
| • Density | 137/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 137 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0N 0N0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Hwy 18 Hwy 37 |
| Railways | Great Western Railway |
Climax incorporated as a village on December 11, 1923.[3] The community was named after Climax, Minnesota, the home town of early homesteader Christ Fuglestad.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 293 | — |
| 1986 | 268 | −8.5% |
| 1991 | 226 | −15.7% |
| 1996 | 206 | −8.8% |
| 2001 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 182 | −11.7% |
| 2011 | 182 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 195 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 137 | −29.7% |
| Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[4][5] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Climax had a population of 137 living in 72 of its 102 total private dwellings, a change of -29.7% from its 2016 population of 195. With a land area of 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 145.7/km2 (377.5/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Climax recorded a population of 195 living in 93 of its 113 total private dwellings, a 6.7% change from its 2011 population of 182. With a land area of 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 195.0/km2 (505.0/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
- Willie Desjardins, former head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.[8]
- Gord Kluzak, former NHL ice hockey player (1982-1991)
- Shaun Van Allen, former NHL hockey player (1991-2004)
- Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- "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.
- "Vancouver Canucks fire coach Willie Desjardins, who becomes fall guy for foundering franchise". National Post. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
49.2064°N 108.386°W / 49.2064; -108.386
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