Lisieux, Saskatchewan
Lisieux is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Willow Bunch No. 42, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was designated as an organized hamlet prior to 2018.
History
[edit]The place was originally named Joeville, after Joseph-Hermenegilde Préfontaine, an early homesteader. It was given its present name in 1926 to honour the recently canonized Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. There was a post office at Lisieux from 1921 to 1991.[1] Lisieux relinquished its organized hamlet designation on December 31, 2017.[2]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lisieux had a population of 10 living in 6 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi), it had a population density of 47.6/km2 (123.3/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 247. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ^ "Reversion of Status – From the Organized Hamlet of Lisieux to an Area within the Rural Municipality of Willow Bunch No. 42" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. October 20, 2017. p. 1954. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
49°16′46″N 105°58′32″W / 49.27944°N 105.97556°W
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