Central Butte is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Saskatoon, Regina and Swift Current and 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Moose Jaw. Thunder Creek, a river that flows into Moose Jaw, begins south of the community. The town is served by the Central Butte Airport (TC LID: CJC4).
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Coordinates: 50.792°N 106.508°W / 50.792; -106.508 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | No. 7 |
Rural Municipality | No. 194 |
Post office Founded | 1907 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Reg Stewart[1] |
• Administrator | Kyle Van Den Bosch |
• Governing body | Central Butte Town Council |
Area | |
• Total | 2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 372 |
• Density | 166.3/km2 (431/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0H 0T0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Highway 19 Highway 42 |
Waterways | Lake Diefenbaker, Thunder Creek |
Website | Central Butte, Saskatchewan |
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The first settlers arrived to farm in the Central Butte area in 1905, the same year Saskatchewan became a province. In 1906 a store and post office were established. A railway from Moose Jaw made it to the Central Butte area at the end of 1914, meaning the 48-mile-long (77 km) trips to Craik for supplies were no longer necessary. After the railway arrived, a permanent township was chosen and businesses in the area were moved in.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Butte had a population of 416 living in 190 of its 216 total private dwellings, a change of 11.8% from its 2016 population of 372. With a land area of 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 198.1/km2 (513.1/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
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