Sorensen Beach

Sorensen Beach
Sorensen Beach ; Sorenson's Beach
	Organized hamlet
	Sorensen Beach Sorensen Beach
	Coordinates: 50.834°N 105.058°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
Rural municipality	McKillop No. 220
Name change[1]	August 28, 2019
Area (2016)[2]
• Land	0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	33
• Density	198.1/km2 (513/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Area code(s)	306

Sorensen Beach, previously referred to as Sorenson's Beach, is an organized hamlet in the Rural Municipality of McKillop No. 220, Saskatchewan, Canada that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Last Mountain Lake, approximately 53 km (33 mi) northwest of Regina.

History

The area was originally developed by Marius Andreas "Andy" Sorensen (1882–1964), a local commercial farmer that maintained his farming operations in the Duval/Strasbourg areas. The name of the organized hamlet was changed from Sorenson's Beach to Sorensen Beach on August 28, 2019.[1]

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sorensen Beach recorded a population of 33 living in 17 of its 54 total private dwellings, a -13.2% change from its 2011 population of 38. With a land area of 0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi), it had a population density of 194.1/km² (502.8/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

References

"To Change the Name of the Organized Hamlet of Sorenson's Beach to Organized Hamlet of Sorensen Beach" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. September 6, 2019. p. 2157. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

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[namechange-1] "To Change the Name of the Organized Hamlet of Sorenson's Beach to Organized Hamlet of Sorensen Beach" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. September 6, 2019. p. 2157. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

[2016Census-2] "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.