Bjorkdale (
2016 population: ) is a
village
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426
The Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426 (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipality (RM) in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan within ...
and
Census Division No. 14. The village is located at the junctions of
Highway 23,
679
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&
776
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, approximately east of the City of
Melfort.
History
Bjorkdale incorporated as a village on April 1, 1968.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Bjorkdale had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population, the Village of Bjorkdale recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
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Villages of Saskatchewan
A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municipalities Act'' i ...
References
External links
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Villages in Saskatchewan
Bjorkdale No. 426, Saskatchewan
Division No. 14, Saskatchewan
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