Wilcox, Saskatchewan

Wilcox (2016 population: 264) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129 and Census Division No. 6. It is approximately 41 kilometres (25 mi) south of the City of Regina. Wilcox is best known for being the home of the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a boarding school for students in grades 9-12. The village is also home to the Notre Dame Hounds ice hockey team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

Wilcox
Village
Wilcox Wilcox
Coordinates: 50.092°N 104.720°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
Rural Municipality	Bratt's Lake
Post office Founded	1902-11-01
Incorporated (Village)	1907[1]
Government
• Mayor	Wayne Hoffart
• Administrator	Tammi Ritchie
• Governing body	Wilcox Village Council
Area
• Total	1.48 km^2 (0.57 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	322
• Density	218.2/km^2 (565/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0G 5E0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 39
Website	http://www.wilcox.ca/
[2][3]

History

In 1902, the post office formed in the Provisional District of Assiniboia West of the North West Territories and a federal electoral district then named Qu'Appelle. Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. Wilcox incorporated as a village on April 20, 1907.[4]

A one-room school house named Wilcox School District #1633 formed at Tsp 13 Rge 21 W of the 2 Meridian.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	202	—
1986	224	+10.9%
1991	230	+2.7%
1996	311	+35.2%
2001	322	+3.5%
2006	262	−18.6%
2011	339	+29.4%
2016	264	−22.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Wilcox recorded a population of 264 living in 80 of its 93 total private dwellings, a -28.4% change from its 2011 population of 339. With a land area of 1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 178.4/km² (462.0/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Wilcox recorded a population of 339, a 52.7% change from its 2006 population of 222. With a land area of 1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 229.1/km² (593.2/sq mi) in 2011.[8]

Notable people

• Jon Cooper, head coach of the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning
• Ralph Goodale, former federal Minister of Public Safety and former Member of Parliament for Regina-Wascana.
• Jason Kenney, Premier Of Alberta
• Nick Metz and his brother Don Metz of the Toronto Maple Leafs both hail from Wilcox.
• Father Athol Murray founder of Notre Dame College of the Prairies, 1919.
• Jaden Schwartz (2011 - current) of the NHL St. Louis Blues.

In film

• The 1980 film, The Hounds of Notre Dame, was shot in the village.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. "Wilcok 100 Years". Retrieved 2013-05-19.
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 on 2016-01-15, retrieved 2013-05-19
4. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "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.
8. "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.