Hitchcock Bay

Hitchcock Bay[1] is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is on the northern shore of Lake Diefenbaker at the inflow of Hitchcock Creek.

History

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First settled in 1903 by O. A. "Jack" Hitchcock, a Quebec-born steam engineer turned rancher. His log cabin completed in 1904 still stands.[2]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hitchcock Bay had a population of 108 living in 52 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of 68.8% from its 2016 population of 64. With a land area of 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 84.4/km2 (218.5/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hitchcock Bay". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Pioneer rancher's cabin preserved along Diefenbaker Lake on Hitchcock Bay". MooseJawToday.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

51°02′55″N 106°51′47″W / 51.04861°N 106.86306°W / 51.04861; -106.86306