Aylesbury, Saskatchewan

Aylesbury (2016 population: 40) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Craik No. 222 and Census Division No. 7. The village is approximately 60 km north of the City of Moose Jaw.

For other uses, see Aylesbury.
Aylesbury
Village
Village of Aylesbury
Main Street in Aylesbury
Main Street in Aylesbury
Aylesbury is located in Saskatchewan
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is located in Canada
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Coordinates: 50.939°N 105.694°W / 50.939; -105.694
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouth-central
Census division17
Rural MunicipalityCraik
Post office founded1905
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)1910
Government
 • TypeAylesbury Village Council
 • MayorNigel McAlpine
Area
[1]
 • Total1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total42
 • Density32.81/km2 (85.0/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0G 0B0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 11
WaterwaysLast Mountain Lake
[3][4][5][6]

History

Aylesbury incorporated as a village on March 31, 1910.[7] The village was named after Aylesbury, a town in Buckinghamshire, England.[8]

A Parrish & Heimbecker grain elevator was constructed in 1906 and was the last elevator to operate in Aylesbury, up until the mid-1990s. It was demolished in October 2009.

Aylesbury School opened in 1909; in 1970 the school closed and its students were sent to the school in nearby Craik.[9][10]

In the 1980s, Aylesbury received national media attention when residents rallied in an (ultimately unsuccessful) attempt to convince Canada Post not to close the village's post office. Today, the Canada Post service is contracted to the Aylesbury Hotel.

Aylesbury was the childhood home of Ashley Luther, who modeled and advocated for women's health as Elly Mayday.[11]

As part of a series of monuments in towns along Highway 11, a life-size ox and cart was erected outside Aylesbury in 1999. It was created by Don Wilkins, who also created metal sculptures for the neighbouring towns of Craik and Girvin.[12]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198162—    
198674+19.4%
199163−14.9%
199659−6.3%
200150−15.3%
200645−10.0%
201142−6.7%
201640−4.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[13][14]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aylesbury had a population of 67 living in 28 of its 38 total private dwellings, a change of 67.5% from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 51.1/km2 (132.5/sq mi) in 2021.[15]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Aylesbury recorded a population of 40 living in 22 of its 30 total private dwellings, a -5% change from its 2011 population of 42. With a land area of 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 31.3/km2 (80.9/sq mi) in 2016.[16]

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  3. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  4. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  5. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  6. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  7. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  8. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 29. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  9. "Village of Aylesbury, SK Canada". Town of Craik. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  10. "Saskatchewan Hansard" (PDF). Queen's Printer. July 29, 1992. p. 1839. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  11. Latimer, Kendall (March 4, 2019). "Saskatchewan-born model Ashley Luther, better known as Elly Mayday, dead at 30 | CBC News". CBC News. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  12. Yanciw, David (August 19, 2002). "Village of Aylesbury, Saskatchewan". Big Things - The Monuments of Canada. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  13. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  14. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  15. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  16. "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.

50.939°N 105.694°W / 50.939; -105.694

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