Windthorst, Saskatchewan
# Windthorst, Saskatchewan

Windthorst (2016 population: 211) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125 and Census Division No. 5.

## History

Windthorst incorporated as a village on August 21, 1907.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Windthorst had a population of 194 living in 100 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of -8.1% from its 2016 population of 211. With a land area of 1.34 $km^2$ (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of $144.8/km^2$ (375.0/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Windthorst recorded a population of 211 living in 109 of its 117 total private dwellings, a -1.9% change from its 2011 population of 215. With a land area of 1.43 $km^2$ (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of $147.6/km^2$ (382.2/sq mi) in 2016.

## Sports

The Kipling/Winthorst Oil Kings of the senior men's Big 6 Hockey League play in the local ice rink.

