Tompkins, Saskatchewan
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Tompkins | |
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Village | |
| Village of Tompkins | |
  Tompkins  Tompkins | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′45″N 108°47′41″W / 50.0625°N 108.7948°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 152 |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| Website | tompkins.ca |
Tompkins (2016 population: 152) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Gull Lake No. 139 and Census Division No. 8. The village is on the Trans-Canada Highway between the Town of Maple Creek and the City of Swift Current. The village was named for Thomas Tompkins, a CPR railroad contractor.[2]
Tompkins incorporated as a village on June 2, 1910.[3]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tompkins had a population of 153 living in 84 of its 99 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 152. With a land area of 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 57.1/km2 (147.9/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Tompkins recorded a population of 152 living in 89 of its 104 total private dwellings, a -11.8% change from its 2011 population of 170. With a land area of 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 57.4/km2 (148.6/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
Economy
Tompkins has several small businesses which thrive on the local shopping and dedication which have always been an asset to the citizens of Tompkins.
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