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Bethune Saskatchewan Information

Bethune /?b??.ju?n/ (2016 population: 399) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190 and Census Division No. 6. The village is 56 kilometres (35 mi) north-west of Regina on Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail). Arm River flows along a river valley north of Bethune, which features camping sites, and the Qu’Appelle River is a short way south. Last Mountain Lake or Long Lake is north-east of Bethune whereas Buffalo Pound Lake is just south-west. _x000D_ The post office of Bethune, Assiniboia, NWT was established on 5 June 1905, three months before Saskatchewan became a province. _x000D_ Bethune incorporated as a village on 2 August 1912. The village takes its name from C.B. Bethune, the engineer on the first train to travel the railway in 1887. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bethune had a population of 560 living in 180 of its 189 total private dwellings, a change of 40.4% from its 2016 population of 399. With a land area of 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 235.3/km2 (609.4/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Bethune recorded a population of 399 living in 158 of its 181 total private dwellings, a -1.5% change from its 2011 population of 405. With a land area of 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 167.6/km2 (434.2/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ Bethune has a skating rink, curling rink, park, school, and baseball diamonds located on the outskirts of town at McLean Park. It has a playground splash pad and four baseball diamonds. Bethune is home to the Bethune Bulldogs of the senior men’s Highway Hockey League. _x000D_ The Gillis Blakley Bethune and District Heritage Museum is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. _x000D_ Nearby attractions include Buffalo Pound Provincial Park, Grandview Beach, Kedleston Beach, and Regina Beach Recreation Site. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethune,_Saskatchewan