Atwater, Saskatchewan
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Atwater | |
|---|---|
| Village of Atwater | |
  Location of Atwater in Saskatchewan  Atwater, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′47″N 102°08′02″W / 50.4631°N 102.1338°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southeast |
| Census division | 5 |
| Rural Municipality | Fertile Belt No. 183 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing Body | Atwater Village Council |
| • Mayor | James Ferguson |
| • Administrator | Sheila Shivak |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 30 |
| • Density | 16.7/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |   Highway 629 |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway |
Atwater (2016 population: 30) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 and Census Division No. 5. The village is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of the city of Melville on Highway 629.
Transportation
Canadian National Railway passes through Atwater. The line was originally built as part of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Atwater had a population of 27 living in 11 of its 14 total private dwellings, a change of -10% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.7/km2 (38.0/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Atwater recorded a population of 30 living in 14 of its 16 total private dwellings, a -3.3% change from its 2011 population of 31. With a land area of 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.8/km2 (43.4/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
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