Sedley ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127 and Census Division No. 6. It is southeast of the city of Regina on Highway 33. This village is located at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 620. Sedley lies in a

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-producing agricultural district.

History

The

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(CPR) rail branch line helped to settle this community. Sedley incorporated as a village on August 3, 1907. It was named for Sedley Blanchard, a lawyer.

Geography

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runs just to the west of Highway 33.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Sedley 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 Sedley 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.

Notable people

* Kelly Bechard, hockey player and OlympianCanadian Gold 2002, p. 114, Andrew Podnieks, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2002 * Carol Morin, broadcaster

Published works

*Title ''Outline history of Our Lady of Grace Church, Sedley, Saskatchewan : On the occasion of its 75th anniversary'' Author Baker, Leonard, Mrs Published Weyburn, Sask. : Weyburn Review Ltd., 1981

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