Flaxcombe | |
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Village of Flaxcombe | |
Coordinates: 51°27′32″N 109°37′19″W / 51.459°N 109.622°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural municipality | Kindersley No. 290 |
Post office Founded | March 1, 1910 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Governing body | Flaxcombe Village Council |
• Mayor | Blaine Sautner |
• Administrator | Charlotte Helfrich |
• MLA | Ken Francis |
• MP | Jeremy Patzer |
Area | |
• Total | 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 129 |
• Density | 74.6/km2 (193/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
Postal code | S0L 1E0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Hwy 7 |
Railways | Canadian National Railway |
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Flaxcombe ( 2016 population: 124) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 and Census Division No. 13. The village is located approximately 30 km west of the Town of Kindersley, on Highway 7, and approximately 27 km east of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
Flaxcombe incorporated as a village on June 4, 1913. [5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Flaxcombe had a population of 134 living in 55 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of 8.1% from its 2016 population of 124. With a land area of 1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 92.4/km2 (239.4/sq mi) in 2021. [8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Flaxcombe recorded a population of 124 living in 50 of its 51 total private dwellings, a 5.6% change from its 2011 population of 117. With a land area of 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 83.2/km2 (215.5/sq mi) in 2016. [9]