Pense
Town
Town of Pense
Grain elevator
Grain elevator
Pense is located in Saskatchewan
Pense
Pense
Pense
Pense is located in Canada
Pense
Pense
Pense (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°24′55″N 104°59′05″W / 50.41528°N 104.98472°W / 50.41528; -104.98472
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityPense
Post Office established1883
Village[1]March 7, 1904
Town[1]October 24, 2012
Government
 • AdministratorJennifer Lendvay
 • M.L.A. Thunder CreekLyle Stewart
 • M.P. PalliserRay Boughen
Area
 • Land1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total532
 • Density402.6/km2 (1,043/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (UTC)
Postal code
S0G 3W0
Area code306
[2][3]

Pense is a town of 603 residents (2021 census[4]) in the southern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Heading west from Regina on the Trans Canada Highway, Pense is the first community with services. Other communities in the area include Grand Coulee, Belle Plaine, Disley, and Rouleau. Pense is approximately 30 km (19 mi) from the City of Regina. The current mayor of Pense is Angela Neumann.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pense had a population of 603 living in 210 of its 228 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 587. With a land area of 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 456.8/km2 (1,183.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Canada census – Pense community profile
20212011
Population603 (+2.7% from 2016)532 (+4.9% from 2006)
Land area1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population density455.6/km2 (1,180/sq mi)402.6/km2 (1,043/sq mi)
Median age34.4 (M: 34.8, F: 33.6)34.2 (M: 35.0, F: 33.6)
Private dwellings210 (total)  206 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2021[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]

Destruction of grain elevator

On May 3rd, 2021, the grain elevator in Pense was demolished, 20 years after it was shut down by Viterra in 2001.

References

  1. 1 2 "Urban Municipality Incorporations" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. p. 11. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2007-05-26
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  4. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.


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