Halbrite ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 20 kilometres south-east of the city of

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on Highway 39 at the intersections of Highway 606 and 705. Halbrite gets its name from three engineers who, at the time, worked with the

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. Each contributed parts of their last names to make up the community's name: Hall, Bruce, and White. During the

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the

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constructed a Relief Landing Field for RCAF Station Weyburn approximately 2 miles south of the village.

History

Halbrite incorporated as a village on February 26, 1904.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Halbrite had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Halbrite 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.

Notable people

* Levi Eiteneier -

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B Plant Third Class Operating Engineer

References

Villages in Saskatchewan Cymri No. 36, Saskatchewan Division No. 2, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision2-geo-stub

History

Demographics

Notable people

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