Frobisher, Saskatchewan
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Frobisher | |
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| Village of Frobisher | |
 Downtown Frobisher | |
  Frobisher Location of Frobisher in Saskatchewan  Frobisher Frobisher (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′00″N 102°27′00″W / 49.200°N 102.450°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southeast |
| Census division | 1 |
| Rural Municipality | Coalfields No. 4 |
| Post office Founded | 1902-02-01 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Frobisher Village Council |
| • Mayor | Kyla MacCuish |
| • Administrator | Holley Odgers |
| • MLA | Dan D'Autremont |
| • MP | Robert Kitchen |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 160 |
| • Density | 118.5/km2 (307/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0C 0Y0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 18  Highway 604 |
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Frobisher (2016 population: 160) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4 and Census Division No. 1. It has an elevation of 576 metres (1,890 ft) above sea level.
Frobisher is located along Highway 18, in the heart of south-east Saskatchewan's oil patch. Many pumpjacks and oil batteries are found in the area. Within the village, there are oil field related businesses, a post office,[5] a restaurant/convenience store, and Frobisher United Church.[6]
Frobisher was originally known as Frobyshire[7] but due to an error in the original village plans, it had to be renamed. In 1903, there were four grain elevators, each with a capacity of 25,000 bushels, one of which still stands. Frobisher was built at the cross-roads of two rail lines, the Canadian Pacific Railway Souris Line and the Grand Trunk Regina-Boundary Branch Line.[8] The Grand Trunk line was a Canadian National Railway line, which is now gone as CN had issued a notice of discontinuance for the section which went from Northgate to Lampman on 16 October 2007.[9] Frobisher was incorporated as a village on July 4, 1904.[10]
Parks and recreation
The closest park to Frobisher is Moose Creek Regional Park,[11] 27 kilometres east. The park is located along the east side of Grant Devine Reservoir.Frobisher has an ice rink, the Frobisher Flyers were among the four founding teams of the Big 6 Hockey League.[12] The Flyers never won a championship.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Frobisher had a population of 127 living in 54 of its 71 total private dwellings, a change of -20.6% from its 2016 population of 160. With a land area of 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 88.8/km2 (230.0/sq mi) in 2021.[15]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Frobisher recorded a population of 160 living in 65 of its 88 total private dwellings, a -3.8% change from its 2011 population of 166. With a land area of 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 118.5/km2 (307.0/sq mi) in 2016.[16]
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