Bienfait, Saskatchewan | |
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| Coordinates:49°08′47″N102°47′44″W / 49.1465°N 102.7956°W /49.1465; -102.7956 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 1 |
| Post office established | 1893 |
| Village | Apr 16, 1912 |
| Town | March 1, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ken Bonokoski |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 780 |
| • Density | 252.4/km2 (654/sq mi) |
| Postal code | S0C 0M0 |
| Area code | 306 |
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Bienfait/ˈbiːnfeɪt/[3] is a town inSaskatchewan onHighway 18 that is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east ofEstevan. It is surrounded by theRM of Coalfields.
For services, Bienfait has one school, a gas station, a curling rink[4] and anice rink,[5] which is where the Bienfait Coalers[6] of theBig 6 Hockey League play. The Coalers have won the Lincoln Trophy 15 times, which is the most of any team.[7]
The Bienfait Museum is in the old CPR Station on the east end of town.[8] The original location for the station was on the CPR line on the north side of town.
Bienfait was incorporated as the Village of Bienfait on April 16, 1912. It became a town on March 1, 1957, and was named by theCanadian Pacific Railway after Antoine Charles Bienfait, a banker withAdolphe Boissevain & Company ofAmsterdam since the firm had been involved in the sale of Canadian Pacific shares inEurope.
In 1931, striking coal miners marched from Bienfait to nearby Estevan, which resulted in theEstevan Riot.
On the north side of town on Railway Avenue at the head of Main Street, sits a Manitoba & Saskatchewan Coal Company (M&S) Locomotive #3522, which is on theCanadian Register of Historic Places. The M & S Locomotive was built in 1907 and used to transport coal from the mines to Bienfait to market until 1968. It was one of the last commercially-functioning steam engines in Canada.[9]
The town of Bienfait acquired the locomotive in 1968 and the caboose in 2000. The caboose is an oldCanadian National Railway caboose. This site was added to thelist of historic places in Saskatchewan on March 28, 2002.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Bienfait had a population of668 living in284 of its355 total private dwellings, a change of-12.3% from its 2016 population of762. With a land area of 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi), it had a population density of219.0/km2 (567.2/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 668 (-12.3% from 2016) | 780 (+4.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi) | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population density | 218.7/km2 (566/sq mi) | 252.4/km2 (654/sq mi) |
| Median age | 36.4 (M: 36.4, F: 36.4) | 33.2 (M: 33.6, F: 32.6) |
| Private dwellings | 355 (total) 284 (occupied) | 330 (total) |
| Median household income | $88,000 |
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