Shields, Saskatchewan

Shields
Shields
Resort village
	Resort Village of Shields
	Shields welcome sign
	Shields
	Coordinates: 51°49′12″N 106°24′18″W / 51.82°N 106.405°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	11
Rural municipality	RM of Dundurn No. 314
Incorporated	January 1, 1981
Government
• Mayor	Angela Larson
• Governing body	Resort Village Council
• Administrator	Jessica Arguin
Area (2016)
• Land	0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	288
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S7C
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Waterway(s)	Lake Blackstrap
Website	Official website

Shields (2016 population: 288) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11. It is on the shores of Blackstrap Lake in the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314. It east of the town of Dundurn.

History

Shields incorporated as a resort village on January 1, 1981.^[2]

Sports and recreation

Shields is located on the north-western shore of Blackstrap Lake. There's boating, fishing, swimming, and other water sports. Shields also has a 9-hold golf course^[5] and is a short drive from Blackstrap Provincial Park, which is on the eastern side of the lake and features Mount Blackstrap, camping, picnicking, boating, and swimming. On the north-eastern shore of the lake is another golf course, Lakeside Golf Resort, which opened June 1, 2021.^[6] Lakeside Golf Resort is directly across from Shields.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	21	—
1986	36	+71.4%
1991	35	−2.8%
1996	78	+122.9%
2001	142	+82.1%
2006	172	+21.1%
2011	220	+27.9%
2016	288	+30.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shields had a population of 351 living in 150 of its 204 total private dwellings, a change of 21.9% from its 2016 population of 288. With a land area of 0.75 km² (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 468.0/km² (1,212.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Shields recorded a population of 288 living in 117 of its 195 total private dwellings, a 30.9% change from its 2011 population of 220. With a land area of 0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 400.0/km² (1,036.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The Resort Village of Shields is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Monday of every month.^[3] The mayor is Angela Larson and its administrator is Jessie Williams.^[3]