Caronport

History

Caronport incorporated as a village on January 1, 1988. It was named for the predecessor World War II British Commonwealth training base for pilots near the hamlet of Caron, i.e. Caron Airport. The airbase, RCAF Station Caron, operated from December 17, 1941, to January 14, 1944. Although the runways are now all defunct, the layout of the village was determined by the original runway placement.

Demographics

(1991–2016) |1991|889 |1996|1147 |2001|1040 |2006|919 |2011|1068 |2016|994 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Caronport had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.82 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Caronport recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.9 km2, it had a population density of in 2016. Caronport is the largest village in Saskatchewan by population.

Education

;Briercrest College and Seminary Briercrest College and Seminary is a private Christian post-secondary educational institution. It consists of a college and a seminary, both of which offer Christian education. Since 1963, every year in February, Briercrest has hosted a teen youth conference known as Youth Quake.

;Briercrest Christian Academy The Briercrest Christian Academy is a Christian high school. It is operated by Briercrest College and Seminary, and shares many facilities with the college such as cafeteria, gymnasium, and chapel.

;Caronport Elementary School Caronport Elementary is a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school, with an enrollment of about 115 students, and is part of the Prairie South School Division.

References

References

2. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations.
3. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
4. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
6. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". [[Statistics Canada]].