Caronport


Caronport is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Caron No. 162 and Census Division No. 7. The village is west of the City of Moose Jaw on the Trans-Canada Highway.

History

Caronport incorporated as a village on January 1, 1988. It was named for the predecessor World War II British Commonwealth training base for pilots near the hamlet of Caron, i.e. Caron Airport. The airbase, RCAF Station Caron, operated from December 17, 1941 to January 14, 1944. Although the runways are now all defunct, the layout of the village was determined by the original runway placement.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Caronport recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016. Caronport is the largest village in Saskatchewan by population.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Caronport recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.
Caronport's population swells on a seasonal basis due to students enrolled at the Briercrest College and Seminary and the Briercrest Christian Academy.

Education

;Briercrest College and Seminary
Briercrest College and Seminary is a private Christian post-secondary educational institution. It consists of a college and a seminary, both of whom offer Christian education. since 1963, every year in February, Briercrest has hosted a teen youth conference known as Youth Quake.
;Briercrest Christian Academy
The Briercrest Christian Academy is a high school within the Christian faith. It offers small class sizes and opportunities for students to participate in athletics and the arts. It is operated by Briercrest College and Seminary and shares many of the same facilities as the college such as cafeteria, gymnasium, and chapel.
;Caronport Elementary School
Caronport Elementary is a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school, with an enrollment of about 115 students, and is part of the Prairie South School Division.