Regina Beach is a town in south central Saskatchewan, located on Highway 54, close to where Highway 11 (which connects Saskatoon to Regina) intersects with the Qu'Appelle Valley.
Town of Regina Beach | |
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Coordinates: 50°47′11″N 104°58′28″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | No. 8 |
Rural Municipality | Lumsden |
Settled | c. 1880 |
Incorporated (village) | 1920 |
Incorporated (town) | 1980 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cameron Hart |
Area | |
• Total | 2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,081 |
• Density | 462.4/km2 (1,198/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0G 4C0 |
Area code(s) | 306 |
Website | www |
As Regina Beach rests on shores of the south end of Last Mountain Lake, it becomes an active lakeside resort town in summer. To the east is Buena Vista, their boundary marked by 16 Street. About 5.6 km (3.5 mi) south of town in the RM of Lumsden No. 189, is the Regina Beach Airport.[3]
Regina Beach Recreation Site (50°47′33″N 104°58′30″W[4]) is a provincial recreation site on the western shore of Last Mountain Lake. The park runs along the lake's shore in the town of Regina Beach from Centre Street south to 16 Street. Park amenities include a large sandy beach area, picnic area, beach volleyball courts, children's playground, boat launch, and a fish filleting building. This is no overnight camping.[5][6]
Just off shore, Sask Aquatic Adventures has a water adventure park set up.[7] It is one of nine in Saskatchewan. The others are located at Blackstrap Lake, the Battlefords, Buffalo Pound, Duck Mountain, Greenwater Lake, Tufts Bay on Lake Diefenbaker by Elbow, Sandy Bay at Candle Lake Provincial Park, and Greig Lake at Meadow Lake Provincial Park.
The Regina Beach Golf Club is a 9-hole golf course that opened in 1969.[8] It runs along the south side of town and includes a restaurant and lounge. The total course length is 3,151 yd (2,881 m) and is a par 35.[9][10]
While for most of its history Regina Beach students were bused to nearby Lumsden, in 1989 Regina Beach opened its own K-8 elementary school.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Regina Beach had a population of 1,292 living in 623 of its 957 total private dwellings, a change of 12.8% from its 2016 population of 1,145. With a land area of 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 333.0/km2 (862.4/sq mi) in 2021.[11]
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 1,292 (+12.8% from 2016) | 1081 (-10.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
Population density | 332.7/km2 (862/sq mi) | 278.5/km2 (721/sq mi) |
Median age | 49.6 (M: 50.4, F: 49.6) | 49.7 (M: 51.3, F: 48.4) |
Total private dwellings | 625 | 970 |
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