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Sandy Beach ( 2006 population: ) is a former
resort village A resort village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municip ...
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 Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
within Census Division No. 6. It is now part of the District of Katepwa. Sandy Beach is on the eastern shore of
Katepwa Lake Katepwa Lake () is a recreational lake in the Qu’appelle Valley in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake's name likely originated from the Cree word , which means 'What is calling?' Katepwa Lake is eastern most and farthest downs ...
in the Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186, approximately south-east of the town of
Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Qu'Appelle is a town in Canadian province of Saskatchewan located in the Qu'Appelle River valley north-east of Regina, between Echo and Mission Lakes of the Fishing Lakes. It is not to be confused with the once-significant nearby t ...
on Highway 56.


History

Sandy Beach originally incorporated as a resort village in 1954. It, and the resort villages of
Katepwa Beach Katepwa Beach ( 2006 population: ) is a former resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6. It is now part of the District of Katepwa. Katepwa Beach is on the eastern shore of Katepwa Lake in the ...
and
Katepwa South Katepwa South ( 2006 population: ) is a former resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6. It is now part of the District of Katepwa. Katepwa South is on the southwest shore of Katepwa Lake in the ...
, amalgamated on July 24, 2004 to form the Resort Village of the District of Katepwa.


Demographics

In the 2006 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, the former Resort Village of Sandy Beach recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2001 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2006. In the 2001 Census of Population, the Resort Village of Sandy Beach recorded a population of , a change from its 1996 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2001.


Government

The former Resort Village of Sandy Beach has been governed by the District of Katepwa since the 2004 amalgamation. Sandy Beach is in Ward 1, which is represented by councillors Darren Cyca and Murdoch MacPherson. The District of Katepwa's mayor is Rick Pattison and its administrator is Gail E. Sloan.


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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List of municipalities in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the Population of Canada by province and territory, sixth-most populous provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada with 1,132,505 residents as of Canada 2021 Census, 2021 and is the List of Canadian provinces and ...
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List of resort villages in Saskatchewan A resort village is a type of incorporated List of communities in Saskatchewan#Urban municipalities, urban municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village is created from an organized Ha ...


References

Former resort villages in Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan Populated places disestablished in 2004 Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan Division No. 6, Saskatchewan {{authority control