Air Ronge

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Air Ronge
Air Ronge is located in Saskatchewan
Air Ronge
Air Ronge
Air Ronge is located in Canada
Air Ronge
Air Ronge
Coordinates: 55°5′13.9″N 105°19′54.6″W / 55.087194°N 105.331833°W / 55.087194; -105.331833
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
DistrictNorthern Saskatchewan Administration District
Northern village1977[1]
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorGordon Stomp
 • MLA
Cumberland
Doyle Vermette
 • MP Desnethé—
Missinippi—
Churchill River
Georgina Jolibois
Area
 • Land6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,365
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5
Postal code
S0J 0B3
Websiteairronge.ca

Air Ronge is a northern village in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 235 km north of Prince Albert. It lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, and is 3 km south of La Ronge and Lac La Ronge Provincial Park. According to 2006's census, the northern village is currently growing at 8.1%, and is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Saskatchewan. There are an additional 3,500 people in La Ronge (though Saskatchewan Tourism claims more than 5,000 as of 2011) and 2,000 in the Lac La Ronge First Nation. The community is on the edge of the Canadian Shield. Highway 2 passes through the community.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Air Ronge had a population of 1,365 living in 434 of its 465 total private dwellings, a change of 13.8% from its 2016 population of 1,199. With a land area of 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 227.5/km2 (589.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Canada census – Air Ronge community profile
20212011
Population1,365 (+13.8% from 2016)1,043 (1.1% from 2006)
Land area6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi)6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population density227.5/km2 (589/sq mi)173.8/km2 (450/sq mi)
Median age29.4 (M: 28.8, F: 30.4)31.7 (M: 30.1, F: 33.1)
Private dwellings465 (total)  434 (occupied)367 (total) 
Median household income$106,000
References: 2021[4] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Northern Communities Incorporation Dates Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.