Burstall, Saskatchewan

Town in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°39′20″N 109°54′33″W / 50.65547°N 109.90924°W / 50.65547; -109.90924CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus divisionDivision No. 8Area

• Total1.1148 km² (0.4304 sq mi)Population

(2001)

• Total302Postal code

S0N 0H0

Area code306

Burstall is a small town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada.^[1]

During past summers, the local Lions Club organized an activity known as Summer Slam. The main economies in the area are natural gas, wheat and cattle farming. The area was originally settled by Germans, mostly Lutherans from South Russia. Starting around 1978, the town committee began a calendar that has everyone's birthday, anniversary and passing noted for each day.

Burstall has three churches:^[2]

St. Paul Lutheran Church
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Hope Evangelical Missionary Church

Burstall has many community facilities such as:

Burstall Golf Course - a nine-hole course with manicured fairways, grass greens, white sand traps, water hazard, and clubhouse built in 2016.^[3]

Community Hall - with a capacity of 300, which houses the offices of the RM of Deer Forks and the Town of Burstall^[4]^[5]

Hockey Arena

Curling Club

Friendship Centre

Bowling Alley

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Burstall had a population of 302 living in 140 of its 173 total private dwellings, a change of 8.6% from its 2016 population of 278. With a land area of 1.09 km² (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 277.1/km² (717.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

References

^ "Town of BURSTALL". mds.gov.sk.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Community Church - Welcome to the Town of Burstall, Saskatchewan". abetterwayoflife.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Golf Course - Welcome to the Town of Burstall, Saskatchewan". abetterwayoflife.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "R. M. of Deer Forks No. 232". rmofdeerforks.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Town Office - Welcome to the Town of Burstall, Saskatchewan". abetterwayoflife.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.