Indian Point – Golden Sands

Indian Point – Golden Sands
Former organized hamlet
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Coordinates: 53.586°N 108.602°W / 53.586; -108.602
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
Rural municipality	Parkdale No. 498
Amalgamated[1]	January 1, 2020
Area  (2016)[2]
• Land	0.81 km^2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	88
• Density	109.3/km^2 (283/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Area code	306
Highway(s)	Highway 697
Waterway(s)	Turtle Lake

Indian Point – Golden Sands[3] is a former organized hamlet of the Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 that is now part of the Resort Village of Turtle View in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the east shore of Turtle Lake, approximately 209 kilometres (130 mi) northwest of Saskatoon.

History

Indian Point – Golden Sands amalgamated with the nearby Organized Hamlet of Turtle Lake Lodge on January 1, 2020 to form the Resort Village of Turtle View.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Indian Point-Golden Sands had a population of 137 living in 66 of its 217 total private dwellings, a change of 55.7% from its 2016 population of 88. With a land area of 0.8 km^2 (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 171.3/km^2 (443.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan

References

1. "To Incorporate the Organized Hamlet of Indian Point – Golden Sands and the Organized Hamlet of Turtle Lake Lodge as the Resort Village of Turtle View". The Saskatchewan Gazette. May 31, 2019. pp. 1348–1352. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
3. "Indian Point – Golden Sands". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.