Buchanan, Saskatchewan

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.

Buchanan
Village
Village of Buchanan
Buchanan Location of Buchanan in Saskatchewan Buchanan Buchanan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51.7013511°N 102.7539806°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	East-Central
Census division	9
Rural Municipality	Buchanan No. 304
Post office Founded	1906
Incorporated (Village)	May 6, 1907
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Buchanan Village Council
• Mayor	Sean Wilson
• Administrator	Candace Loshka
Area
• Urban	1.29 km^2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	502 m (1,647 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Village	218
• Density	168.8/km^2 (437/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (CST[3])
Postal code	S0A 0J0
Area code(s)	306 / 639
Highways	Hwy 5 Hwy 47 Hwy 754

History

Buchanan incorporated as a village on June 11, 1907.[4]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	392	—
1986	377	−3.8%
1991	338	−10.3%
1996	279	−17.5%
2001	233	−16.5%
2006	225	−3.4%
2011	225	+0.0%
2016	218	−3.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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.[7]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Buchanan recorded a population of 225, a 0% change from its 2006 population of 225. With a land area of 1.29 km² (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 174.4/km² (451.7/sq mi) in 2011.[8]

Notable people

• Lois Hole (1929–2005), Canadian writer, businesswoman, and politician; 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
• Michel Hrynchyshyn, Ukrainian Catholic bishop[9]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

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. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn-Catholic-Hierarchy.org