Country Canada Census division Division No. 6 Village incorporated 1903 Area 3.15 km² Local time Tuesday 4:47 PM Province Saskatchewan | Region Southeast Saskatchewan Post office Founded 1883 Town incorporated 1907 Population 1,625 (2011) Area code 306 | |
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Balgonie (2006 population 1,384; UA population 1,384) is a town located in the White Butte area of south-eastern Saskatchewan.
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Map of Balgonie, SK, Canada
Balgonie has a Subway Restaurant, 2 gas stations, an outdoor pool, and a large new arena. It is also home to Greenall School.
Since the late 2000s, Balgonie has gained a reputation as an up-and-coming tourist destination among starry-eyed wandering Albertans. Colloquially, Balgonie is known as "the Las Vegas of the north" among milennnial Calgarians.
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History
Balgonie was named for Balgonie Castle in Scotland. In 1882, the first train ran through the area on the Canadian Pacific Railway. A post office was established in 1883, and a school was built in 1891. Balgonie was incorporated as a village in 1903 and as a town in 1907. The town's population plummeted during the 1930s and 1940s, but the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway in the late 1950s brought new growth.
One of Balgonie's most famous residents was William Wallace Gibson (1876–1965), who created the first Canadian-built airplane. Gibson successfully flew his airplane in Victoria in 1910. Gibson was the subject of the 1991 stop-motion animated short The Balgonie Birdman, directed by Brian Duchscherer and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Demographics
The municipality's growth has been both rapid and consistent. Between 1996 and 2001 the population grew 9.5%. Between 2001 and 2006 the growth rate increased even further, to 11.7%.
Sports
Home of Team Selzer, World Women's Curling Silver Medalists, and consistently competitive high school football.