Central Butte

Central Butte is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Saskatoon, Regina and Swift Current and 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Moose Jaw. Thunder Creek, a major tributary of the Moose Jaw River, begins west of the community. The town is served by the Central Butte Airport (TC LID: CJC4).

Central Butte
Town
Central Butte is located in Saskatchewan
Central Butte
Central Butte
Location of Central Butte in Saskatchewan
Central Butte is located in Canada
Central Butte
Central Butte
Central Butte (Canada)
Coordinates: 50.792°N 106.508°W / 50.792; -106.508
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census divisionNo. 7
Rural MunicipalityNo. 194
Post office Founded1907
Government
 • MayorGrant Berger[1]
 • AdministratorKyle Van Den Bosch
 • Governing bodyCentral Butte Town Council
Area
 • Total2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total372
 • Density166.3/km2 (431/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0H 0T0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 19
Highway 42
WaterwaysLake Diefenbaker, Thunder Creek
WebsiteCentral Butte, Saskatchewan
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History

The first settlers arrived to farm in the Central Butte area in 1905, the same year Saskatchewan became a province. In 1906 a store and post office were established. A railway from Moose Jaw made it to the Central Butte area at the end of 1914, meaning the 48-mile-long (77 km) trips to Craik for supplies were no longer necessary. After the railway arrived, a permanent township was chosen and businesses moved in to the area.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Butte had a population of 416 living in 190 of its 216 total private dwellings, a change of 11.8% from its 2016 population of 372. With a land area of 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 198.1/km2 (513.1/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

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Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Town office". Central Butte. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Central Butte, Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. National Archives. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15 – via Archivia Net.
  4. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  • Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

50.792°N 106.508°W / 50.792; -106.508

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