Forget
Coordinates49°39′13″N 102°52′12″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division1
Rural MunicipalityTecumseh No. 65
Governing bodyForget Village Council
MayorRick Coderre
AdministratorZandra Slater
Area total1.39 km²
Population as of2016
Population total55
Population density39.7 km²
Time zoneCST (UTC-6)
Postal codeS0C 0X0
Area code306
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway

Forget /ˈfɔrʒeɪ/[1] is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65 and Census Division No. 1. It is east of Stoughton, near Highway 13.

Forget incorporated as a village on November 21, 1904.[2] The village is named in honour of Amédée E. Forget, the first Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Forget had a population of 35 people living in 18 of its 22 total private dwellings. With a land area of 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Canadian Press (2017), "The Canadian Press Stylebook", 18th ed., Toronto: The Canadian Press
  2. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived October 15, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

Further reading

  • Abley, Mark (1986) Beyond Forget: Rediscovering the Prairies, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., reprinted 1988 by Chatto & Windus Ltd., London, UK, ISBN 0-7011-3296-5. Pages 10–14 focus on Forget and its hotel.