Halbrite (2016 population: 119) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 20 kilometres south-east of the city of Weyburn on Highway 39 at the intersections of Highway 606 and 705.
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Village of Halbrite | |
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Coordinates: 49.488°N 103.558°W / 49.488; -103.558 | |
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Region | Southeast |
Census division | 2 |
Rural Municipality | Cymri No. 36 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Governing body | Halbrite Village Council |
• Mayor | Palmer Bruce |
• Administrator | Aleshia Underwood |
• MP | Robert Kitchen |
• MLA | Dan D'Autremont |
Area | |
• Total | 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 119 |
• Density | 99.3/km2 (257/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code | S0C 1H0 |
Area code | 306 |
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Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Halbrite gets its name from three engineers who, at the time, worked with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Each contributed parts of their last names to make up the community's name: Hall, Bruce, and White.[5]
During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Air Force constructed a Relief Landing Field for RCAF Station Weyburn approximately 2 miles south of the village.[6]
Halbrite incorporated as a village on February 26, 1904.[7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Halbrite had a population of 110 living in 49 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of -7.6% from its 2016 population of 119. With a land area of 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 100.0/km2 (259.0/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Halbrite recorded a population of 119 living in 51 of its 55 total private dwellings, a 9.2% change from its 2011 population of 108. With a land area of 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 99.2/km2 (256.8/sq mi) in 2016.[11]
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