Beatty | |
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| Village of Beatty | |
  Beatty, Saskatchewan (Canada) Show map of Canada | |
| Coordinates:52°54′02″N104°48′17″W / 52.900619°N 104.804678°W /52.900619; -104.804678 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 14 |
| Rural Municipality | Flett's Springs |
| Post office Founded | 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Beatty Village Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 61 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0J 0C0 |
| Area code | 306 |
Beatty (2016 population:60) is avillage in theCanadian province ofSaskatchewan within theRural Municipality of Flett's Springs No. 429 andCensus Division No. 15. The village is located approximately 13 km (8 mi) northwest of the City ofMelfort. It is at the junction ofHighway 3 andHighway 368. In 1925, Beatty was aCanadian National Railways (CNR) rail station on theSwan River -Prince Albertbranch line. The area surrounding Beatty is predominantly farmland and the main source of employment is agriculture.
Beatty was named in 1904, after (and by) Reginald Beatty, an employee of theHudson's Bay Company and the first settler in theMelfort district.[1] Beatty post office was established in 1908 in thefederal electoral district ofRosthern. Beatty incorporated as a village on March 31, 1921.[2]
A community center was built in 1978 through local fundraising. This is still open and serves as a venue for weddings and community events.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Beatty had a population of65 living in29 of its30 total private dwellings, a change of8.3% from its 2016 population of60. With a land area of 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of79.3/km2 (205.3/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
In the2016 Census of Population, the Village of Beatty recorded a population of60 living in23 of its25 total private dwellings, a-5% change from its 2011 population of63. With a land area of 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of73.2/km2 (189.5/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
Like most small communities in Saskatchewan, sports centered around hockey. In 1948 the Beatty Memorial Rink was built by a group of local volunteers. After many years, this rink was condemned to be destroyed because of its structural integrity. The town rallied again and built a new rink. This rink served the town until 1993.
In 1985 the Beatty Barons Senior Men's hockey team won the provincial championships. The town of Beatty fielded pre-novice and novice hockey teams until 1993. The rink was also used for community skating and hosting hockey tournaments.
Due to a financial issue which came to a head in 1993, the rink was sold to the town ofRocanville. The town ofRocanville had the rink taken apart piece by piece and moved 423 km away.
Children living in Beatty are sent by bus to school inMelfort.[citation needed]
The early one room school house in town was Beatty School District #1766.[7] This also hosted a second one-room school house for the higher grades including grade 12. This school was open from 1933 to 1967.
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