Simpson, Saskatchewan

Simpson (2016 population: 127) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281 and Census Division No. 11. It is between the cities of Regina and Saskatoon on Highway 2. The administrative office for the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281 is located in the village. The post office was founded in 1911 by Herman Bergren and Joseph Newman during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is named after George Simpson, a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.[6]

Simpson
Railway Avenue
Simpson
Coordinates: 51°27′N 105°27′W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.)	Wood Creek No. 281
Post office Founded	1911-04-01
Area
• Total	1.41 km^2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	127[1]
• Density	89.8/km^2 (233/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Website	Simpson
[2][3][4][5]

History

The early 1904 pioneer homestead settlers were George, John and Robert Simpson, Bill Grieve, William Cole, and E.C. Howie. Simpson incorporated as a village on July 11, 1911.[7]

Geography

• Last Mountain Lake Sanctuary is a nearby tourist attraction. This is North America's oldest sanctuary for birds. Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, Last Mountain Lake Wildlife Management Unit, and Last Mountain Regional Park are all conservation areas near Simpson on Long Lake or Last Mountain Lake.[8]
• Manitou Beach, located on a salt water lake - the land of healing waters - and the historic Danceland dance hall are located near to Simpson at Watrous. This is also a major tourist attraction for the area.[9]

Sites of interest

The previous Wood Creek No. 281 Rural Municipality Office was designated on April 5, 1982 as a municipal heritage site and now houses the Simpson district museum.[10]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	231	—
1986	224	−3.0%
1991	212	−5.4%
1996	208	−1.9%
2001	194	−6.7%
2006	118	−39.2%
2011	131	+11.0%
2016	127	−3.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[11][12]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Simpson recorded a population of 127 living in 66 of its 87 total private dwellings, a -3.1% change from its 2011 population of 131. With a land area of 1.41 km² (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 90.1/km² (233.3/sq mi) in 2016.[13]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Simpson recorded a population of 131, a 11% change from its 2006 population of 118. With a land area of 1.41 km² (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 92.9/km² (240.6/sq mi) in 2011.[14]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
• Simpson Flyers

References

1. "Census Profile". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada.
2. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– ^{Scholar search}) on November 21, 2008
4. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
5. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
6. Barry, Bill (2003), People Places: Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames, Regina, Canada: Print West communications, p. 230, ISBN 1-894022-92-0
7. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
8. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geographical Names of Canada GeoNames Query, retrieved 2007-06-24
9. Manitou Beach Online, archived from the original on 2007-09-29, retrieved 2007-06-24
10. Culture Youth and Recreation, Heritage Properties Search (– ^{Scholar search}), retrieved 2007-06-24
11. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
12. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
13. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
14. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

Further reading

• Simpson and Imperial year book 1980.