Hepburn, Saskatchewan Explained

Hepburn
Official Name:Town of Hepburn
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Canada Saskatchewan
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hepburn in Saskatchewan
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Census division
Subdivision Name2:15
Subdivision Type3:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Laird No. 404
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Randy Weekes
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Deidra Prosofsky
Established Title:Post office established
Established Date:1901
Established Title1:Village[1]
Established Date1:July 5, 1919
Established Title2:Town
Established Date2:October 24, 2012
Area Total Km2:1.02
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:562
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:52.5256°N -106.7306°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0K 1Z0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 12
Highway 375

Hepburn is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 45 kilometres north of Saskatoon.

History

Hepburn was settled in the early 20th century as a railroad station. Connection made the community grow overnight and many people moved to the area. Before the 1930s the population of Hepburn had reached over 800 people. In the 1930s, the area was affected by both the Great Depression and a huge drought affecting most of Western Canada. Many of Hepburn's residents and farmers left the area. By the end of the decade, the population was less than 300.

In the 1940s, the community sent over 60 men to serve in World War II. After the war, Hepburn started to grow, and new homes were built. In 1989, the province shut down the railroad line, stranding three grain elevators. Like most Saskatchewan grain elevators, two were torn down but one remained, being converted into a museum about the history of Hepburn and of Saskatchewan.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hepburn had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.14km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Education

Hepburn was home to a small Bible college called Bethany College which had a population of around 73 students before closing in May 2015. Hepburn is also home to Hepburn School (elementary and high school) which in 2001 celebrated its 75th anniversary. It is believed to be the oldest school in Saskatchewan continuously operating in its original building.

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External links

52.5256°N -106.7306°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . PDF . 11 . February 5, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  3. http://www.virtualsk.com/current_issue/a_wheat_museum.html Hepburn Museum of Wheat