Griffin, Saskatchewan

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Griffin
Griffin (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°40′00″N103°26′02″W / 49.66667°N 103.43389°W / 49.66667; -103.43389
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Southeast Saskatchewan
Census division 2
Rural Municipality Griffin
Government
   Federal Electoral District M.P. Robert Kitchen (CPC - Souris-Moose Mountain)
   Provincial Constituency M.L.A. Dan D'Autremont (SK - Cannington)
Area
  Land0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total111
  Density177.9/km2 (461/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code
S0C 1G0
Area code 306
Highways Highway 13 Highway 606
Railways Canadian Pacific
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Griffin is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. [5] Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the community had a population of 111 (a 73.4% increase from 2011) in the Canada 2016 Census. [6] The community is also the seat of the Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66. [7]

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Griffin had a population of 128 living in 45 of its 55 total private dwellings, a change of 15.3% from its 2016 population of 111. With a land area of 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 209.8/km2 (543.5/sq mi) in 2021. [8]

Canada census – Griffin, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011
Population111 (+ 73.4% from 2011)64 (+ 30.6% from 2006)
Land area0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population density177.9/km2 (461/sq mi)102.5/km2 (265/sq mi)
Median age28.5 (M: 29.5, F: 27.8)32.5 (M: 30.8, F: 36.8)
Total private dwellings5436
Median household income$Not Available$Not Available
References: 2016 [9] 2011 [10] earlier [11] [12]

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References

  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
  5. "Municipal Directory System" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. p. 227. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. Canada 2016 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
  7. Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66
  8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Aug 31, 2022.
  9. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.
  10. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  11. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  12. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.