Sandy Beach (2006 population: ) is a former resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6. It is now part of the District of Katepwa. Sandy Beach is on the eastern shore of Katepwa Lake in the Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186, approximately 13 km south-east of the town of Fort Qu'Appelle on Highway 56.

History

Sandy Beach originally incorporated as a resort village in 1954. It, and the resort villages of Katepwa Beach and Katepwa South, amalgamated on July 24, 2004 to form the Resort Village of the District of Katepwa.

Demographics

In the 2006 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the former Resort Village of Sandy Beach recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2001 population of. With a land area of 0.14 km2, it had a population density of in 2006. In the 2001 Census of Population, the Resort Village of Sandy Beach recorded a population of, a NaN% change from its 1996 population of. With a land area of 0.35 km2, it had a population density of in 2001.

Government

The former Resort Village of Sandy Beach has been governed by the District of Katepwa since the 2004 amalgamation. Sandy Beach is in Ward 1, which is represented by councillors Darren Cyca and Murdoch MacPherson. The District of Katepwa's mayor is Rick Pattison and its administrator is Gail E. Sloan.