Conquest (2016 population: 160) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley No. 285 and Census Division No. 12.

History

Conquest incorporated as a village on October 24, 1911.

Demographics

Population history(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981256
1986221−13.7%
1991224+1.4%
1996195−12.9%
2001163−16.4%
2006167+2.5%
2011176+5.4%
2016160−9.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Conquest had a population of 167 living in 75 of its 76 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 160. With a land area of 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 167.0/km2 (432.5/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Conquest recorded a population of 160 living in 70 of its 78 total private dwellings, a -10% change from its 2011 population of 176. With a land area of 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 160.0/km2 (414.4/sq mi) in 2016.

Arts and culture

Conquest was the setting for the 1998 film Conquest.

See also

51°18′36″N 107°13′12″W/51.310°N 107.220°W/ 51.310; -107.220