Buchanan
Village
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
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyBuchanan Village Council
 • MayorSean Wilson
 • AdministratorCandace Loshka
Area
 • Urban
1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
502 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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