Sorensen Beach, previously referred to as Sorenson's Beach, is an

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in the

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, Canada that is recognized as a

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. It is located on the eastern shore of

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, approximately northwest of Regina.

History

The area was originally developed by Marius Andreas "Andy" Sorensen (1882–1964), a local commercial farmer who maintained his farming operations in the Duval/Strasbourg areas. The name of the organized hamlet was changed from Sorenson's Beach to Sorensen Beach on August 28, 2019.

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

, Sorensen Beach had a population of 44 living in 25 of its 59 total private dwellings, a growth of from its 2016 population of 33. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Designated places in Saskatchewan McKillop No. 220, Saskatchewan Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan Division No. 6, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision6-geo-stub