Buchanan
Village of Buchanan
Buchanan is located in Saskatchewan
Buchanan
Buchanan
Location of Buchanan in Saskatchewan
Buchanan is located in Canada
Buchanan
Buchanan
Buchanan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°42′05″N 102°45′14″W / 51.7013511°N 102.7539806°W / 51.7013511; -102.7539806
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionEast-Central
Census division9
Rural MunicipalityBuchanan
Post office Founded1906
Incorporated (Village)May 6, 1907
Government
  TypeMunicipal
  Governing bodyBuchanan Village Council
  MayorSean Wilson
  AdministratorCandace Loshka
Area
  Urban
1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Village218
  Density168.8/km2 (437/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (CST[3])
Postal code
S0A 0J0
Area code(s)306 / 639
Highways Hwy 5
Hwy 47

Hwy 754

Buchanan /bjuːˈkænən/ (2016 population: 218) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304 and Census Division No. 9.

History

Buchanan incorporated as a village on June 11, 1907.[4] The village was named after Robert Buchanan, a local rancher who died in 1919.[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981392    
1986377−3.8%
1991338−10.3%
1996279−17.5%
2001233−16.5%
2006225−3.4%
2011225+0.0%
2016218−3.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buchanan had a population of 237 living in 121 of its 141 total private dwellings, a change of 8.7% from its 2016 population of 218. With a land area of 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 209.7/km2 (543.2/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Buchanan recorded a population of 218 living in 106 of its 118 total private dwellings, a -3.2% change from its 2011 population of 225. With a land area of 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 169.0/km2 (437.7/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. "Sask municipal directory". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  2. "Buchanan - NRC". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  3. "Time zones & daylight saving time". National Research Council Canada. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  4. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. Hayward, Debbie (4 July 2012). "Names have a past". SaskToday. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn-Catholic-Hierarchy.org

51°42′14″N 102°45′22″W / 51.70389°N 102.75611°W / 51.70389; -102.75611


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