Conquest, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

51°18′36″N 107°13′12″W / 51.310°N 107.220°W / 51.310; -107.220Country

CanadaProvince

SaskatchewanRegionCentralCensus division12Rural Municipality Fertile Valley No. 285Incorporated (Village)2011Government

• TypeMunicipal • Governing bodyConquest Village Council • MayorDouglas Lemon • AdministratorBobbi JonesArea

• Land1.00 km² (0.39 sq mi)Population

(2016)

• Total160 • Density160.5/km² (416/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)Postal code

S0L 0L0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 15 Railways Canadian Pacific Railway^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Conquest (2016 population: 160) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley No. 285 and Census Division No. 12.

History

Conquest incorporated as a village on October 24, 1911.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	256	—
1986	221	−13.7%
1991	224	+1.4%
1996	195	−12.9%
2001	163	−16.4%
2006	167	+2.5%
2011	176	+5.4%
2016	160	−9.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Conquest had a population of 167 living in 75 of its 76 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 160. With a land area of 1 km² (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 167.0/km² (432.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Conquest recorded a population of 160 living in 70 of its 78 total private dwellings, a -10% change from its 2011 population of 176. With a land area of 1 km² (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 160.0/km² (414.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

Arts and culture

Conquest was the setting for the 1998 film Conquest.

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "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.