Eyebrow (
2016 population: ) is a
village in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Saskatchewan within the
Rural Municipality of Eyebrow No. 193
The Rural Municipality of Eyebrow No. 193 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and Division No. 2. It is located in the south-central portion of the provinc ...
and
Census Division No. 7. The community originated at the location that is now the abandoned community of
Eskbank several kilometres to the south. Eyebrow is located at the intersection of
Highway 367 and
Highway 42; 84 km northwest of
Moose Jaw, 154 km northwest of
Regina and 196 km south of
Saskatoon.
History
A post office was established in 1904 called Eyebrow Hill located just south in Sec.12, Twp.20, R.2, W3 of the
Dominion Land Survey. Eyebrow Hill was renamed Eskbank in 1908. The post office of Eyebrow Station (Sec.24, Twp.21, R.2, W3) was established in 1908 then was renamed Eyebrow six months later.
Eyebrow incorporated as a village on January 8, 1909.
Geography
The Eyebrow Hills and Eye Lake are located north of the village (not to be confused with
Eyebrow Lake located in the
Qu'Appelle Valley near the village of
Tugaske).
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Eyebrow 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 Eyebrow 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.
Activities
The ERHL or Eyebrow Recreation Hockey League is a local outdoor hockey league consisting of three teams: the Blazers, Puck Hogs and Eskimos.
Former
NHL Player
Mark Smith was raised near Eyebrow.
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
*
Villages of Saskatchewan
References
Eyebrow No. 193, Saskatchewan
Villages in Saskatchewan
Division No. 7, Saskatchewan
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