Caronport is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

. The village had a population of 919 in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

, and is located within Census Division 7

Division No. 7, Saskatchewan

Division No. 7, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the south-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Moose Jaw....

. The village is located 21 kilometres west of Moose Jaw on the Trans-Canada Highway. As of the 2006 census, Caronport is, by population, the largest official village in Saskatchewan. It is larger than most official towns, the next step up in the municipal hierarchy. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Caron No. 162

Caron No. 162, Saskatchewan

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Caron Caron No. 162, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 500 rural residents in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 9, 1912...

. The student population of Briercrest College and Seminary and residential students at Caronport High School actually means the number of inhabitants swells during the school year (September–April for the college and seminary, and September–June for the high school).

Demographics

Briercrest College and Seminary

Briercrest College and Seminary

Briercrest College and Seminary

Briercrest College and Seminary is a private Christian post-secondary educational institution located in Caronport, Saskatchewan, Canada. It comprises a college and a seminary, and operates the Caronport High School.-History:...

 is a private Christian post-secondary educational institution. It comprises a college and a seminary. Every year in February, Briercrest hosts a teen youth conference known as Youth Quake.

Caronport High School

The Caronport High School

Caronport High School

Caronport High School is a private Christian high school located in Caronport, Saskatchewan. The school includes a student residence program and extracurricular activities such as sports, drama, art and music. It is operated by Briercrest College and Seminary....

 is a high school within the Christian faith. It offers small class sizes and opportunities for students to participate in athletics and the arts. It is operated by Briercrest College and Seminary and shares many of the same facilities as the college such as cafeteria, gymnasium and chapel.

Caronport Elementary School

Caronport Elementary is a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school, with an enrolment of about 140 students, and is part of the Prairie South School Division

Prairie South School Division

Prairie South School Division #210 comprises 40 schools in the west-central part of Saskatchewan...

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Government

Municipal officials include:

• Mayor: Paul Blankestijn
• Aldermen
  • Daniel Buck
  • Guy Lagrandeur
• Administrator: Brenda Thiessen
• Assistant Administrator: Wayne Phillips.

External links

• Map of Caronport at Statcan
• http://www.briercrest.ca Briercrest College and Seminary and Caronport High School
• http://prairiesouth.ca/schools/our-schools/53-schools/10-caronport-elementary-school.html Caronport Elementary School