Neilburg (2016 population: 379) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Hillsdale No. 440 and Census Division No. 13. A grade K–12 school is located in the village that services the Neilburg area as well as grade 7–12 students from Marsden.
Village of Neilburg | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 52°49′59″N 109°37′59″W / 52.833°N 109.633°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 13 |
| Rural Municipality | Hillsdale No. 440 |
| School Division | Northwest School Division No. 203 |
| Post office Founded | N/A |
| Incorporated (Hamlet) | 1923[1] |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1946[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brent Wiens |
| • Deputy Mayor | Aaron Gibbons |
| • Governing body | Neilburg Village Council |
| Elevation | 677 m (2,221 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 379 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code | S0M 2C0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Hwy 40 |
| Website | www.neilburg.ca |
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Neilburg was named after an early settler, Clifford O’Neil. The first post office was in his home and was located about one mile south-east of where the village is today. Neilburg was established as a hamlet in 1923 and by 1946, it had grown big enough to be incorporated as the village of Neilburg.
The village is about 6 kilometres away from the north-east corner of Manitou Lake. On the north-west corner of the lake is Big Manitou Regional Park.
History
Neilburg incorporated as a village on January 1, 1947.[7]
In 1999 crop circles were discovered in a field near the village.[8]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Neilburg had a population of 371 living in 160 of its 192 total private dwellings, a change of -2.1% from its 2016 population of 379. With a land area of 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 299.2/km2 (774.9/sq mi) in 2021.[11]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Neilburg recorded a population of 379 living in 157 of its 175 total private dwellings, a -18.2% change from its 2011 population of 448. With a land area of 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 310.7/km2 (804.6/sq mi) in 2016.[2]