Holdfast, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°57′47″N 105°24′18″W / 50.963°N 105.405°W / 50.963; -105.405Country

CanadaProvince

SaskatchewanRegionCentralCensus division6Rural Municipality Sarnia No. 221Post office Founded1911Government

• Governing bodyHoldfast Village Council • MayorChris Thorson • AdministratorDonna FlavelArea

• Total1.29 km² (0.50 sq mi)Population

(2016)

• Total247 • Density191.1/km² (495/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)Postal code

S0G 2H0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 2

Hwy 732RailwaysAbandoned^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Holdfast (2016 population: 247) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Sarnia No. 221 and Census Division No. 6. The village is located 2 km east of Highway 2 on Highway 732, about 97.6 km northwest of the City of Regina.

History

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

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	297	—
1986	242	−18.5%
1991	239	−1.2%
1996	216	−9.6%
2001	190	−12.0%
2006	173	−8.9%
2011	169	−2.3%
2016	247	+46.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Holdfast had a population of 173 living in 78 of its 92 total private dwellings, a change of -30% from its 2016 population of 247. With a land area of 1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 131.1/km² (339.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Holdfast recorded a population of 247 living in 107 of its 136 total private dwellings, a 31.6% change from its 2011 population of 169. With a land area of 1.29 km² (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 191.5/km² (495.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

Services

Below is a list of businesses, services & organizations located in Holdfast:

Village of Holdfast Office
Rural Municipality of Sarnia office
Holdfast Fire Hall
Holdfast Post office
Holdfast Library
Holdfast Parks-And-Rec Committee
Schell School - (Home of the Pacers)
Sarnia Community Complex - (Home of the Holdfast Trackstoppers)
Holdfast Family Diner
James' Grocery Store
Aussie Welding and Manufacturing
Holdfast Tavern And Liquor Store
Conexus Credit Union
Long Lake Insurance and Promotional Prod
Holdfast Roman Catholic Church
Holdfast Baseball Diamonds - Home of the Arm River Indians
Mcrae Farm Service, Card Lock And Credit Card Gas Station

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
^ 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.

Subdivisions of Saskatchewan

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Division No. 6, Saskatchewan

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Organized hamlets	Candiac Collingwood Lakeshore Estates Crawford Estates Deer Valley Edgeley MacPheat Park Sorensen Beach Taylor Beach
Special service areas	Penzance