Middle Lake, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°28′58″N 105°18′28″W / 52.48278°N 105.30778°W / 52.48278; -105.30778CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division15Rural Municipality Three LakesGovernment

• MayorKen Herman • AdministratorColette Hauser • CouncillorTrevor Otsig • CouncillorKenton FriesenArea

• Total1.26 km² (0.49 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total242Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST)UTC−5Postal code

S0K 2X0

Area code306HighwaysHighway 20Websitehttp://www.middlelake.ca/^[2]^[3]^[4]

Middle Lake (2016 population: 241) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Three Lakes No. 400 and Census Division No. 15. The village has a public K-12 school, a nursing home, and a regional park. It is adjacent to Lucien Lake and accessed from Highway 20. The surrounding area is largely agricultural.

Middle Lake has multiple volunteer organizations including Three Lakes First Responders, Three Lakes Fire Department, and Lions. Community amenities include a gym, bowling alley, Lucien Lake Regional Park, community hall, senior's centre, skating rink, 4-H, and a music studio.

History

Middle Lake incorporated as a village on January 1, 1963.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	275	—
1986	261	−5.1%
1991	245	−6.1%
1996	268	+9.4%
2001	300	+11.9%
2006	277	−7.7%
2011	242	−12.6%
2016	241	−0.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Middle Lake had a population of 188 living in 100 of its 115 total private dwellings, a change of -22% from its 2016 population of 241. With a land area of 1.02 km² (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 184.3/km² (477.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Middle Lake recorded a population of 241 living in 113 of its 125 total private dwellings, a -0.4% change from its 2011 population of 242. With a land area of 1.26 km² (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 191.3/km² (495.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

References

^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.