Griffin | |
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Coordinates: 49°40′00″N103°26′02″W / 49.66667°N 103.43389°W | |
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 | |
• Land | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 111 |
• Density | 177.9/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]
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]
2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 111 (+ 73.4% from 2011) | 64 (+ 30.6% from 2006) |
Land area | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
Population density | 177.9/km2 (461/sq mi) | 102.5/km2 (265/sq mi) |
Median age | 28.5 (M: 29.5, F: 27.8) | 32.5 (M: 30.8, F: 36.8) |
Private dwellings | 54 (total) | 36 (total) |
Median household income | $Not Available | $Not Available |
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