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Vanscoy, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Summary

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Field	Value
settlement_type	Village
official_name	Vanscoy
image_skyline	Main Street Vanscoy Saskatchewan.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Main Street in Vanscoy
mapsize	250px
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_type2	Rural municipality
subdivision_name
subdivision_name1
subdivision_name2	Vanscoy
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Robin Odnokon
leader_title1	Federal Electoral District Saskatoon—Biggar M.P.
leader_title2	Provincial Constituency Biggar M.L.A.
established_title	Post office Founded
established_date	1909-10-01
area_land_km2	1.49
population_as_of	2011
population_total	377
population_density_km2	253.7
timezone	Central Standard Time
utc_offset	-6
coordinates
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	S0L 3J0
area_code	306
blank_name	Highways
blank_info
website	http://www.vanscoyvillage.com
footnotes	{{Citation
last	National Archives
first	Archivia Net
title	Post Offices and Postmasters
url	http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
access-date	2007-05-26
archive-date	2019-01-07
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20190107082852/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
url-status	live
last	Government of Saskatchewan
first	MRD Home
title	Municipal Directory System (Vanscoy)
url	http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2260
access-date	30 March 2015
archive-date	2 April 2015
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123534/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2260
url-status	live
last	Canadian Textiles Institute.
title	CTI Determine your provincial constituency
year	2005
url	http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm
access-date	2007-05-26
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20070911025012/http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm
archive-date	2007-09-11
url-status	dead
last	Commissioner of Canada Elections
first	Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
title	Elections Canada On-line
year	2005
url	http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
access-date	2007-04-24
archive-date	2007-04-21
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
url-status	live

| access-date =2007-05-26 | archive-date =2019-01-07 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190107082852/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php | url-status =live | access-date =30 March 2015 | archive-date =2 April 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123534/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2260 | url-status =live |access-date = 2007-05-26 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070911025012/http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm |archive-date = 2007-09-11 |url-status = dead | access-date =2007-04-24 | archive-date =2007-04-21 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp | url-status =live

Vanscoy (2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345 and Census Division No. 12. Vanscoy is located on Highway 7 near Highway 762 in central Saskatchewan, 29 km southwest of the City of Saskatoon. Rice Lake is to the west, Goose Lake is to the north, and Pike Lake and Pike Lake Provincial Park are to the east. One of the largest economic industries near Vanscoy is Agrium Vanscoy Potash Operations which produces 1,790,000 metric tonnes of potash a year. Community facilities include a circle hall, ice rink, curling rink and ball diamond.{{cite web | access-date = 2007-06-02 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070404093201/http://www.agrium.com/company_profile/our_operations/855.jsp |archive-date = 2007-04-04}}

Highway 7 formerly passed through the townsite, but in the 2010s it was rerouted to the north, bypassing the village.

History

Vanscoy incorporated into a village on June 17, 1919.

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|298 |1986|322 |1991|331 |1996|316 |2001|345 |2006|339 |2011|377 |2016|462 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Vanscoy had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.47 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Vanscoy recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.49 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

Within 19 kilometers or 12 miles of Vanscoy is the Otapasoo Trails Recreation Site. Pike Lake Provincial Park has hiking trails, boating, and marsh land conservation area, and is located 16 kilometers or 10 miles to the southeast of Vanscoy.

Education

Vanscoy School provides schooling for Kindergarten to Grade 8 within the Village of Vanscoy, after which they generally go to nearby Delisle for Grades 9 to 12.{{cite web | access-date =2007-06-02 | archive-date =2005-04-15 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20050415132906/http://www.swsd42.sk.ca/Vanscoy.htm | url-status =live

Media

Vanscoy is considered part of the greater Saskatoon region and its close proximity to the city allows it direct access to most of its print, radio and television media.

References

"Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations.
"Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
"Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
(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]].

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