Halbrite


Halbrite is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 20 kilometres southeast of the City of Weyburn on Highway 39 at the intersections of Highway 606 and 705.
Halbrite gets its name from 3 engineers who, at the time, worked with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Each contributed parts of their last names to make up the community's name: Hall, Bruce, and White.
During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Air Force constructed a Relief Landing Field for RCAF Station Weyburn approximately 2 miles south of the village. Please see RCAF Aerodrome - Halbrite for more information.

History

Halbrite incorporated as a village on February 26, 1904.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Halbrite recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.