Holdfast (
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 Sarnia No. 221 and
Census Division No. 6. The village is located 2 km east of
Highway 2 on
Highway 732, about 97.6 km northwest of the City of
Regina.
History
Holdfast incorporated as a village on October 5, 1911.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Holdfast 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 Holdfast 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.
Public services
* Village of Holdfast Office
* Rural Municipality of Sarnia office
* Holdfast Fire Hall
* Holdfast Post office
* Holdfast Library
* Holdfast Parks-And-Rec Committee
* Schell School
* Sarnia Community Complex
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities.
Types ...
*
Villages of Saskatchewan
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References
Villages in Saskatchewan
Sarnia No. 221, Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
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