Briercrest

For the college and seminary in Caronport, see Briercrest College and Seminary.

Briercrest (2016 population: 159) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130 and Census Division No. 6. The village is approximately 42 km southeast of the City of Moose Jaw and 77 km southwest of the City of Regina. When the post office formed in 1903, it was a part of the Federal Electoral District: Assiniboia, North West Territories, as well as part of the provisional district of Assiniboia West, North West Territories, until the province of Saskatchewan was formed in 1905.

Briercrest
Village
Village of Briercrest
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Coordinates: 50°06′N 105°10′W / 50.1°N 105.16°W / 50.1; -105.16
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southeast
Census division	4
Rural Municipality	Redburn
Post office Founded	1903
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Briercrest Village Council
• Mayor	William Duncan
• Administrator	Linda Senchuk
Area
• Total	0.62 km^2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	159
• Density	256.4/km^2 (664/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0H 0K0
Area code	306
Website	Village of Briercrest

History

Briercrest incorporated as a village on April 17, 1912.^[1]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	151	—
1986	165	+9.3%
1991	140	−15.2%
1996	125	−10.7%
2001	113	−9.6%
2006	117	+3.5%
2011	111	−5.1%
2016	159	+43.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[2]^[3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Briercrest had a population of 155 living in 65 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of -2.5% from its 2016 population of 159. With a land area of 0.69 km² (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 224.6/km² (581.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Briercrest recorded a population of 159 living in 65 of its 67 total private dwellings, a 30.2% change from its 2011 population of 111. With a land area of 0.62 km² (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 256.5/km² (664.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

Education

Coventry School Division (SD) 213, North West Territories (NWT) was one of the first one-room schools started in 1891. Hipperholme SD 467, NWT soon followed in 1899. Many more one-room school districts developed in the early 1900s to survive until the mid-20th century when they were gradually replaced with the Briercrest Family of Schools.

Briercrest College and Seminary

The Briercrest College and Seminary was originally founded as the Briercrest Bible Institute in Briercrest in 1935, which has since moved to Caronport. In 1946, a larger facility was needed for the increasing number of students, and the airbase at Caronport became the school's new home. The school, however, continued to honour its early history by retaining the name of Briercrest as its birthplace.

References

1. . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
3. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
5. "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.

Further reading

• "Wheat Fields and Wild Roses Briercrest and Districts." Briercrest & District Historical Society Box 14, Briercrest Sask 1988. Village of Briercrest and area. Blue Hill Cemetery, Briercrest Cemetery and Briercrest Lutheran Cemetery.

External links

• Official website