Bulyea
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bulyea (pronounced /ˈbʊljeɪ/ BUUL-yay [1]) (2016 population: 113) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McKillop No. 220 and Census Division No. 6.
Bulyea | |
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| Village of Bulyea | |
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  Location of Bulyea in Saskatchewan  Bulyea (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50.986°N 104.862°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southeast |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural Municipality | McKillop No. 220 |
| Settled | 1882 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Bulyea Village Council |
| • Mayor | Darren Cameron |
| • Administrator | Sherry Beatty-Henfrey |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 113 |
| • Density | 88.4/km2 (229/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0G 0L0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 20  Highway 220 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
History
Bulyea was first settled in 1882-1883 by immigrants from the United Kingdom and Ireland, and later people of Norwegian and German origins. Bulyea incorporated as a village on March 9, 1909.[2] It was named after George H. V. Bulyea, a former member of the North-West Legislative Assembly and later the first Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.[3]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bulyea had a population of 121 living in 55 of its 64 total private dwellings, a change of 7.1% from its 2016 population of 113. With a land area of 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 96.0/km2 (248.7/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Bulyea recorded a population of 113 living in 52 of its 54 total private dwellings, a 9.7% change from its 2011 population of 102. With a land area of 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 88.3/km2 (228.6/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
Sports
A Bulyea senior men's ice hockey team was one of five founding members in 1965 of the Highway Hockey League in central Saskatchewan.[8]
