Central Butte

Town in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°47′31″N 106°30′29″W / 50.792°N 106.508°W / 50.792; -106.508CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus divisionNo. 7Rural MunicipalityNo. 194Post office Founded1907Government

• MayorGrant Berger^[1] • AdministratorKyle Van Den Bosch • Governing bodyCentral Butte Town CouncilArea

• Total2.24 km² (0.86 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[2]

• Total372 • Density166.3/km² (431/sq mi)Time zoneCSTPostal code

S0H 0T0

Area code306HighwaysHighway 19
Highway 42WaterwaysLake Diefenbaker, Thunder CreekWebsiteCentral Butte, Saskatchewan^[3]^[4]^[5]

Central Butte is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Saskatoon, Regina and Swift Current and 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Moose Jaw. Thunder Creek, a major tributary of the Moose Jaw River, begins west of the community. The town is served by the Central Butte Airport (TC LID: CJC4).

History

The first settlers arrived to farm in the Central Butte area in 1905, the same year Saskatchewan became a province. In 1906 a store and post office were established. A railway from Moose Jaw made it to the Central Butte area at the end of 1914, meaning the 48-mile-long (77 km) trips to Craik for supplies were no longer necessary. After the railway arrived, a permanent township was chosen and businesses moved in to the area.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Butte had a population of 416 living in 190 of its 216 total private dwellings, a change of 11.8% from its 2016 population of 372. With a land area of 2.1 km² (0.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 198.1/km² (513.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

Recreation and clubs

4-H
Kin Canada
Lions Club
Royal Canadian Legion
Butte Junction Dance
Curling
Figure skating
Karate
Minor ball
Minor hockey
Seniors activities
Senior hockey
Volleyball

Notable people

James Alcock - professor of psychology, author
Ron Atchison - Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman
Blair Jones - professional hockey player
R. Harlan Smith - country singer
Clarke Wilm - professional hockey player

References

^ "Town office". Central Butte. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Central Butte, Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ National Archives. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15 – via Archivia Net.
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.