Arran, Saskatchewan Explained

Arran
Settlement Type:Special service area
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Arran in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:51.5304°N -101.4307°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southeastern
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Government Type:Arran Village Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Brenda Holtkamp
Established Title:Post office
Established Title2:Incorporated (village)
Established Date2:September 21, 1916
Established Title3:Dissolved
Established Date3:January 1, 2023
Area Land Km2:0.72
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:20
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306

Arran (2021 population:) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331 and Census Division No. 9. It held village status between 1916 and 2022.

History

The area around Arran was part of the "North Reserve", also known as "Thunder Hill Reserve", one of the block settlement areas allocated for the Doukhobor immigrants who arrived in 1899 from Russia's Transcaucasian provinces.[1]

Arran incorporated as a village on September 21, 1916.[2] It restructured on January 1, 2023, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331.[3] The community was named after the Isle of Arran in Scotland.[4]

Historic sites

Geography

Arran is on Highway 49 approximately northeast of the City of Yorkton and west of the Manitoba boundary.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arran had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.72km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]

In the 2016 Census of Population, Arran had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.69km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]

Education

Arran School opened on November 30, 1914, and closed on June 30, 1994.[8] [9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. J.J. Kalmakoff Historical Doukhobor Maps - Saskatchewan
  2. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  3. Web site: The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Arran . Saskatchewan King's Printer . 3608 . December 9, 2022 . February 4, 2023.
  4. Book: Barry. Bill. Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. registration. September 2005. People Places Publishing, Ltd.. Regina, Saskatchewan. 1-897010-19-2. 25.
  5. http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=5818&pid=0 Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.
  8. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2197375&id=551705010 Closure plaque
  9. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2197341&id=551705010 Closure sign