Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan
Community in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Belle Plaine (2016 population: 85) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 and Census Division No. 6. Belle Plaine is located on Highway 1 (also known as the Trans-Canada Highway), 21 kilometres east of the city of Moose Jaw in south-central Saskatchewan.
Belle Plaine | |
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| Village of Belle Plaine | |
Aerial view (2026) | |
  Belle Plaine Location of Belle Plaine in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 105°09′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | South-central |
| Rural municipality | Pense No. 160 |
| Post office Founded | 1903-05-01 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Belle Plaine Village Council |
| • Mayor | Jeff Geiger |
| • MP (Palliser) | Ray Boughen |
| • MLA (Thunder Creek) | Lyle Stewart |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 85 |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0G 0G0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 1 |
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History
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Belle Plaine had a population of 79 living in 32 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of −7.1% from its 2016 population of 85. With a land area of 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 58.5/km2 (151.6/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Belle Plaine recorded a population of 85 living in 33 of its 43 total private dwellings, a 22.4% change from its 2011 population of 66. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 63.4/km2 (164.3/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
Business
- Mosaic Potash Mine at Belle Plaine
- Terra Grain Fuels Ethanol Facility[10]
- Yara Belle Plaine - fertilizer production plant
Infrastructure
- Transportation