Halbrite

Halbrite
Village
Village of Halbrite
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Coordinates: 49.488°N 103.558°W / 49.488; -103.558
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southeast
Census division	2
Rural Municipality	Cymri No. 36
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Halbrite Village Council
• Mayor	Palmer Bruce
• Administrator	Aleshia Underwood
• MP	Robert Kitchen
• MLA	Dan D'Autremont
Area
• Total	1.20 km^2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	119
• Density	99.3/km^2 (257/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0C 1H0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 39 Highway 606 Highway 705
Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway
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Halbrite (2016 population: 119) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 20 kilometres south-east of the city of Weyburn on Highway 39 at the intersections of Highway 606 and 705.

Halbrite gets its name from three engineers who, at the time, worked with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Each contributed parts of their last names to make up the community's name: Hall, Bruce, and White.^[5]

During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Air Force constructed a Relief Landing Field for RCAF Station Weyburn approximately 2 miles south of the village.^[6]

History

Halbrite incorporated as a village on February 26, 1904.^[7]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	125	—
1986	136	+8.8%
1991	111	−18.4%
1996	111	+0.0%
2001	109	−1.8%
2006	98	−10.1%
2011	108	+10.2%
2016	119	+10.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[8][9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Halbrite had a population of 110 living in 49 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of -7.6% from its 2016 population of 119. With a land area of 1.1 km² (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 100.0/km² (259.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[10]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Halbrite recorded a population of 119 living in 51 of its 55 total private dwellings, a 9.2% change from its 2011 population of 108. With a land area of 1.2 km² (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 99.2/km² (256.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[11]

Notable people

• Levi Eiteneier - Boundary Dam Power Station B Plant Third Class Operating Engineer

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan
• List of geographic acronyms and initialisms

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
5. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 177. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
6. Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 43.
7. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
9. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
10. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
11. "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.

49.488°N 103.558°W / 49.488; -103.558