Pense, Saskatchewan

50°24′55″N 104°59′05″W / 50.41528°N 104.98472°W / 50.41528; -104.98472CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRural municipalityPensePost Office established1883Village^[1]March 7, 1904Town^[1]October 24, 2012Government • AdministratorJennifer Lendvay • M.L.A. Lumsden-MorseBlaine McLeod • M.P. Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—LaniganFraser TolmieArea • Land1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi)Population • Total532 • Density402.6/km² (1,043/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (UTC)Postal codeArea code306^[2][3]

Pense is a town of 603 residents (2021 census^[4]) in the southern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Heading west from Regina on the Trans Canada Highway, Pense is the first community with services. Other communities in the area include Grand Coulee, Belle Plaine, Disley, and Rouleau. Pense is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Regina.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pense had a population of 603 living in 210 of its 228 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 587. With a land area of 1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 456.8/km² (1,183.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Canada census – Pense community profile 2021 2011 Population 603 (+2.7% from 2016) 532 (+4.9% from 2006) Land area 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) Population density 455.6/km2 (1,180/sq mi) 402.6/km2 (1,043/sq mi) Median age 34.4 (M: 34.8, F: 33.6) 34.2 (M: 35.0, F: 33.6) Private dwellings 210 (total)  206 (total)  Median household income References: 2021[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]

On May 3rd, 2021, the grain elevator in Pense was demolished, 20 years after it was shut down by Viterra in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

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