Conquest, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Conquest.

Conquest (2016 population: 160) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley No. 285 and Census Division No. 12.

Conquest
Village
Village of Conquest
Grain elevators in Conquest
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Coordinates: 51.310°N 107.220°W / 51.310; -107.220
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Central
Census division	12
Rural Municipality	Fertile Valley No. 285
Incorporated (Village)	2011
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Conquest Village Council
• Mayor	Douglas Lemon
• Administrator	Bobbi Jones
Area
• Land	1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	160
• Density	160.5/km2 (416/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0L 0L0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 15
Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway
[1][2][3][4]

History

Conquest incorporated as a village on October 24, 1911.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	256	—
1986	221	−13.7%
1991	224	+1.4%
1996	195	−12.9%
2001	163	−16.4%
2006	167	+2.5%
2011	176	+5.4%
2016	160	−9.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Conquest had a population of 167 living in 75 of its 76 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 160. With a land area of 1 km² (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 167.0/km² (432.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Conquest recorded a population of 160 living in 70 of its 78 total private dwellings, a -10% change from its 2011 population of 176. With a land area of 1 km² (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 160.0/km² (414.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

Arts and culture

Conquest was the setting for the 1998 film Conquest.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
2. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
9. "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.

51.310°N 107.220°W / 51.310; -107.220