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{{Short description|Community in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

'''Caron''' is a hamlet in [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]], located on the south side of the [[Saskatchewan Highway 1|Trans-Canada Highway]], {{convert|26|km}} west of [[Moose Jaw]] along the course of [[Thunder Creek (Saskatchewan)|Thunder Creek]].

Caron was originally a [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] (CPR) siding in 1882, named after Sir [[Adolphe Caron]], then Canadian Minister for Militia and Defence.

Although associated with the [[BCATP]], [[RCAF Station Caron]] was located {{cvt|3|km}} north-east of Caron. The former station is now the community of [[Caronport]] (the name "Caronport" combines "Caron" and "airport"). There is no trace of the former runways or taxiways and the airfield is closed to all traffic. Some of the buildings are now the property of the [[Briercrest Family of Schools]].

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Caron had a population of 199 living in 70 of its 79 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:199-163}}|163|1}} from its 2016 population of 163. With a land area of {{cvt|0.66|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|199|0.66|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=Aug 31, 2022}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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Image:Caronport_memorial.jpg|Memorial for the No. 33 Flying School (BCATP), Caronport, SK.
Image:Caronport_plaque.jpg|Close-up of the Bronze plaque, Caronport, SK.
Image:Caronport_hangar.jpg|Original aircraft hangar, No. 33 EFTS, Caronport, SK. (Since demolished)
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[List of communities in Saskatchewan]]

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[[Category:Caron No. 162, Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Designated places in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Division No. 7, Saskatchewan]]


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