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Caronport Saskatchewan Information

Caronport (2016 population: 994) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Caron No. 162 and Census Division No. 7. The village is 21 km (13 mi) west of the City of Moose Jaw on the Trans-Canada Highway. _x000D_ Caronport incorporated as a village on January 1, 1988. It was named for the predecessor World War II British Commonwealth training base for pilots near the hamlet of Caron, i.e. Caron Airport. The airbase, RCAF Station Caron, operated from December 17, 1941, to January 14, 1944. Although the runways are now all defunct, the layout of the village was determined by the original runway placement. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Caronport had a population of 1,033 living in 334 of its 386 total private dwellings, a change of 3.9% from its 2016 population of 994. With a land area of 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 567.6/km2 (1,470.0/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Caronport recorded a population of 994 living in 320 of its 372 total private dwellings, a -7.4% change from its 2011 population of 1,068. With a land area of 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 523.2/km2 (1,355.0/sq mi) in 2016. Caronport is the largest village in Saskatchewan by population. _x000D_ Briercrest College and Seminary is a private Christian post-secondary educational institution. It consists of a college and a seminary, both of which offer Christian education. Since 1963, every year in February, Briercrest has hosted a teen youth conference known as Youth Quake. _x000D_ The Briercrest Christian Academy is a Christian high school. It is operated by Briercrest College and Seminary, and shares many facilities with the college such as cafeteria, gymnasium, and chapel. _x000D_ Caronport Elementary is a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school, with an enrollment of about 115 students, and is part of the Prairie South School Division. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caronport