Bienfait

Bienfait /ˈbiːnfeɪt/[3] is a town in Saskatchewan on Highway 18 that is 14 km (9 miles) east of Estevan. It is 30 km northwest of the town of North Portal, which is next to the Canadian-American border and is also 10 km south of Estevan. Bienfait has one school, restaurant, and gas station.

Bienfait, Saskatchewan
Town
Location of Bienfait in Saskatchewan
Bienfait (Canada)
Coordinates: 49.1465°N 102.7956°W / 49.1465; -102.7956
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouth East
Census division1
Post office established1893
VillageApr 16, 1912
TownMarch 1, 1957
Government
 • MayorKen Bonokoski
Area
 • Total3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total780
 • Density252.4/km2 (654/sq mi)
Postal code
S0C 0M0
Area code(s)306
[1][2]

History

Bienfait was incorporated as the Village of Bienfait on April 16, 1912. It became a town on March 1, 1957 and was named by the Canadian Pacific Railway after Antoine Charles Bienfait, a banker with Adolphe Boissevain & Company of Amsterdam since the firm had been involved in the sale of Canadian Pacific shares in Europe.[4]

In 1931, striking coal miners marched from Bienfait to nearby Estevan, which resulted in the Estevan Riot.

Demographics
Canada census – Bienfait community profile
2011 2006
Population: 780 (+4.3% from 2006) 748 (-4.8% from 2001)
Land area: 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population density: 252.4/km2 (654/sq mi) 242.1/km2 (627/sq mi)
Median age: 33.2 (M: 33.6, F: 32.6) 32.1 (M: 33.3, F: 31.1)
Total private dwellings: 330 320
Median household income:
References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  3. The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  4. Bienfait Saskatchewan, History and Genealogy Page
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  • Endicott, Stephen (2002). Bienfait: The Saskatchewan Miners' Struggle of '31. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-8452-4.

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