Landis, Saskatchewan Explained

Landis
Official Name:Village of Landis
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Canada Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:13
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Reford No. 379
Subdivision Type5:Federal Electoral District
Subdivision Name5:Battlefords—Lloydminster
Subdivision Type6:Provincial Constituency
Subdivision Name6:Biggar
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Landis Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Rob Ford
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Alicia Leclercq
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Name3:Randy Weekes (SKP)
Leader Title4:MP
Leader Name4:Gerry Ritz
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1907
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Land Km2:0.80
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:152
Population Density Km2:189.4
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Coordinates:52.2°N -135°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0K 2K0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian National Railway

Landis is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379 and Census Division No. 13. The village is about 51km (32miles) south of Wilkie and about 128km (80miles) west from the City of Saskatoon on Highway 14. From 1907 to 1909, the post office at Section 23, Township 37, Range 18 west of the 3rd meridian, was known as Daneville.[1] In 1925, Landis was a Canadian National Railway Station on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line.

As of the 2016 Census, its population was .

History

Landis incorporated as a village on May 17, 1909.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Landis had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.84km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Landis recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.8km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

Education

Landis had a K - 12 school located within the Sun West School Division. The school was renovated in 1994 and then permanently closed in July 2014.[5]

Landis Lake

About west of the village is Landis Lake,[6] which is a small endorheic salt lake. It is part of the Landis Lake Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada that covers of land. It is a significant habitat for congregating shorebirds and a small section of the west-central shore line is designated as critical piping plover habitat. Other birds found there include the stilt sandpiper, sanderling, red-necked phalaropepectoral sandpiper, American avocet, and the lesser yellowlegs. Landis Lake depends on spring runoff and seasonal rains to maintain water levels. During dry years, the lake will completely dry up.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
  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.
  5. Web site: Landis School Closing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085756/http://www.westcentralonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12087&Itemid=33 . 6 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Landis Lake . Canadian Geographical Names Database . Government of Canada . 22 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Landis Lake . IBA Canada . Birds Canada . 22 May 2023.