Burstall, Saskatchewan
Burstall, Saskatchewan | |
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Town | |
  Location of Burstall in Saskatchewan  Burstall, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′20″N 109°54′33″W / 50.65547°N 109.90924°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | Division No. 8 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.1148 km2 (0.4304 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 302 |
| Postal code | S0N 0H0 |
| Area code | 306 |
Burstall is a small town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada.[1]
During past summers, the local Lions Club organized an activity known as Summer Slam. The main economies in the area are natural gas, wheat, and cattle farming. The area was originally settled by Germans, mostly Lutherans from South Russia. Starting around 1978, the town committee began a calendar that has everyone's birthday, anniversary and passing noted for each day.
Burstall has three churches:[2]
- St. Paul Lutheran Church
- St. Michael’s Catholic Church
- Hope Evangelical Missionary Church
Burstall has many community facilities such as:
- Burstall Golf Course — a nine-hole course with manicured fairways, grass greens, white sand traps, water hazard, and clubhouse built in 2016.[3]
- Community Hall - with a capacity of 300, which houses the offices of the RM of Deer Forks and the Town of Burstall[4][5]
- Hockey arena
- Curling club
- Bowling alley
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Burstall had a population of 302 living in 140 of its 173 total private dwellings, a change of 8.6% from its 2016 population of 278. With a land area of 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 277.1/km2 (717.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
See also
[edit]- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of towns in Saskatchewan
- List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
- Henry Edward Burstall
References
[edit]- ^ "Town of BURSTALL". mds.gov.sk.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Community Church - Welcome to the Town of Burstall, Saskatchewan". abetterwayoflife.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Golf Course - Welcome to the Town of Burstall, Saskatchewan". abetterwayoflife.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "R. M. of Deer Forks No. 232". rmofdeerforks.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Town Office - Welcome to the Town of Burstall, Saskatchewan". abetterwayoflife.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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50°39′N 109°55′W / 50.650°N 109.917°W
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