Star_City,_Saskatchewan

Star City, Saskatchewan

Star City, Saskatchewan

Town in Saskatchewan, Canada

For the surrounding rural municipality, see Rural Municipality of Star City No. 428.

Star City is a small town of 460 inhabitants in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 120 km (75 mi) southeast of Prince Albert and 18 km (10 mi) east of Melfort.

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It is named after its first postmaster, Walter Starkey.[2] The town's economy is based primarily on agriculture. It has numerous services and a small K-12 school.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Star City had a population of 374 living in 182 of its 206 total private dwellings, a change of -3.4% from its 2016 population of 387. With a land area of 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 534.3/km2 (1,383.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

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Canada census – Star City, Saskatchewan community profile
References: 2011[5] earlier[6][7]

Historic buildings

The town has two historic buildings:

  • The Town Office Building was constructed between 1919 and 1920 for the Bank of Commerce; the building currently houses a library.[8]
  • Golden Age Club Buildings[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. [2]
    National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. [3]
    Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  4. [4]
    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  6. [6]
    "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. [7]
    "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Heritage Database (Star City Town Office)" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  9. [9]
    "Canada's Historic Places (Golden Age Club Buildings)". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
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