Climax, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

49°12′23″N 108°23′10″W / 49.2064°N 108.386°W / 49.2064; -108.386CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRegionSouthwestCensus division4Rural Municipality Lone TreePost office Founded1913^[1]Government

• TypeMunicipal • Governing bodyClimax Village Council • MayorDennis Klein • AdministratorMarla Shirley^[2] • MPJeremy Patzer • MLADoug SteeleArea

• Village1.00 km² (0.39 sq mi)Population

(2016)

• Village195 • Density137/km² (350/sq mi) • Metro

137Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)Postal code

S0N 0N0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 18

Hwy 37 RailwaysGreat Western Railway

Climax (2016 population: 195) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18 and Census Division No. 4. The village is located in the southwestern region of the province, just north of the U.S. border, situated on Highway 18 between Frontier and Canuck and on Highway 37 between Shaunavon and the Port of Climax.

History

Climax incorporated as a village on December 11, 1923.^[3] The community was named after Climax, Minnesota, the home town of early homesteader Christ Fuglestad.^[1]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	293	—
1986	268	−8.5%
1991	226	−15.7%
1996	206	−8.8%
2001	206	+0.0%
2006	182	−11.7%
2011	182	+0.0%
2016	195	+7.1%
2021	137	−29.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[4]^[5]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Climax had a population of 137 living in 72 of its 102 total private dwellings, a change of -29.7% from its 2016 population of 195. With a land area of 0.94 km² (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 145.7/km² (377.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Climax recorded a population of 195 living in 93 of its 113 total private dwellings, a 6.7% change from its 2011 population of 182. With a land area of 1 km² (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 195.0/km² (505.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[7]

Notable people

Willie Desjardins, former head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.^[8]
Gord Kluzak, former NHL ice hockey player (1982-1991)
Shaun Van Allen, former NHL hockey player (1991-2004)

References

^ ^a ^b Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
^ Municipal Directory System
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ "Vancouver Canucks fire coach Willie Desjardins, who becomes fall guy for foundering franchise". National Post. Retrieved 2017-04-11.