Creelman, Saskatchewan Explained

Creelman
Official Name:Village of Creelman
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Creelman in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:49.83°N -103.261°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Creelman Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Gordon
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Vernna Wiggins
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:1.14
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:103
Population Density Km2:90.4
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0G 0X0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian Pacific Railway

Creelman (2021 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the RM of Fillmore No. 96 and Census Division No. 2. The village lies 118 km southeast of the city of Regina, on Highway 33.

History

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) constructed a line in a southeasterly direction from Regina. Completed in 1904, the line was soon lined with a series of small communities and post offices. As early as 1903 a townsite was laid out on the line which locals decided to name Hazel. However, officials with the CPR had other ideas and with the railway's completion they renamed the tiny community Creelman after the company's solicitor A.R. Creelman (that same year a post office was opened at the site). Gradually Creelman grew to become a thriving centre for the local farmers and would become an important market and social centre for the surrounding farming community.[1] Creelman incorporated as a village on April 6, 1906.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Creelman had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.35km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Creelman recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.14km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Celebrate Saskatchewan 1980 Committee . Prairie Memories. Creelman and District . Celebrate Saskatchewan 1980 Committee . 1980 . 978-0-9690427-0-9 . 1.
  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: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  4. 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.