Findlater, Saskatchewan
Findlater | |
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| Village of Findlater | |
 First Street, Findlater | |
  Location of Findlater in Saskatchewan  Findlater, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′13″N 105°24′14″W / 50.787°N 105.404°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural Municipality | Dufferin No. 190 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Findlater Village Council |
| • Mayor | Bob Lesperance |
| • Administrator | Lorraine Taylor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 45 |
| • Density | 37.5/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0G 1P0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 11 |
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Findlater (2016 population: 45) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190 and Census Division No. 6. The village is located 75 km northwest of Regina, Saskatchewan's capital, on Highway 11, and 15 km from the Town of Chamberlain. The original settlers had been looking for the neighbouring community of Chamberlain but, due to fatigue amongst the tribesmen, had decided to rest at the site. They quickly settled and developed basic living amenities despite promises from the tribe leaders that they would soon move on and "find the new village". This continued for several months as the settlement evolved – tribesmen receiving the same responses to questions of the new village; "We'll find it later", or simply, "findlater". After a year the community was a well established populous and the name "Findlater" had been adopted fondly as homage to the promised community that had brought them there. It is believed (inaccurately) by some that the name comes from Findlater Castle in Banffshire, Scotland.[5]
History
Findlater incorporated as a village on September 27, 1911.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Findlater recorded a population of 45 living in 24 of its 34 total private dwellings, a -11.1% change from its 2011 population of 50. With a land area of 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.5/km2 (97.1/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Findlater recorded a population of 50, a 2% change from its 2006 population of 49. With a land area of 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 41.7/km2 (107.9/sq mi) in 2011.[10]
Notable people
- Joy Coghill, O.C., (born 1926 in Findlater) is a Canadian actor, director, and writer.
See also
References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 142. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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50°47′13″N 105°24′14″W / 50.787°N 105.404°W
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