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Balgonie | |
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 Intersection of Main and Railway Streets | |
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| Coordinates:50°29′17″N104°16′08″W / 50.488°N 104.269°W /50.488; -104.269 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Treaty | Treaty 4 |
| Census division | Division No. 6 |
| Post office Founded | 1883 |
| Village incorporated | 1903 |
| Town incorporated | 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lain Lovelace |
| • Administrator | Karen Craigie |
| • Governing body | Town Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,765 |
| • Density | 355.8/km2 (922/sq mi) |
| Postal code | S0G 0E0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Website | townofbalgonie |
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Balgonie is a town in southeastSaskatchewan, Canada. Situated at the intersection ofHighways 10,46, and theTrans-Canada Highway, the town is part of theWhite Butte region and neighboursPilot Butte,White City, andMcLean. As well, it is located 25 kilometres east of the province's capital city,Regina. As of the2016 census, Balgonie had a population of 1,765, an 8.3% growth from 2011.[4] The town is governed by the Balgonie Town Council and is surrounded by theRural Municipality of Edenwold No. 158.[5] Balgonie is located inTreaty 4 territory.
Balgonie has aSubway restaurant, twogas stations, anoutdoor pool, and an ice arena. It is also home toGreenall School.
Balgonie was named forBalgonie Castle in Scotland. In 1882, the first train ran through the area on theCanadian Pacific Railway, and a post office was established in 1883.[6] In 1884, Sir John Lister Kaye established a model farm near the railway in Balgonie, with the town being the easternmost point of the old 76 Ranch lands.[7]
A school was built in 1891, and Balgonie was incorporated as a village in 1903 and as a town in 1907.[6]
One of Balgonie's most famous residents was William Wallace Gibson (1876–1965), who created the first Canadian-built airplane. Gibson successfully flew his airplane in Victoria in 1910.[8] Gibson was the subject of the 1991 stop-motion animated shortThe Balgonie Birdman, directed by Brian Duchscherer and produced by theNational Film Board of Canada.[9]
The town's population plummeted during the 1930s and 1940s, but the completion of theTrans-Canada Highway in the late 1950s brought new growth.[6]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Balgonie had a population of1,756 living in621 of its628 total private dwellings, a change of-0.5% from its 2016 population of1,765. With a land area of 4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi), it had a population density of368.9/km2 (955.5/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,756 (-0.5% from 2016) | 1,625 (+17.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi) | 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population density | 369.2/km2 (956/sq mi) | 515.8/km2 (1,336/sq mi) |
| Median age | 36.8 (M: 36.4, F: 37.2) | 33.3 (M: 32.6, F: 34.3) |
| Private dwellings | 628 (total) 621 (occupied) | 574 (total) |
| Median household income | $122,000 |
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