Lancer, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Lancer (disambiguation).

Lancer
Village
Village of Lancer
Location of Lancer in Saskatchewan Show map of Saskatchewan Lancer, Saskatchewan (Canada) Show map of Canada
Coordinates: 50°48′04″N108°52′41″W / 50.801°N 108.878°W / 50.801; -108.878
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest
Census division	8
Rural Municipality	Miry Creek No. 229
Post office Founded	1913
Incorporated (Village)	September 11, 1913
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Lancer Village Council
•  Mayor	Ernest Wagner
•  Administrator	Karen Hartman
Area
• Total	1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	69
• Density	51.7/km2 (134/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0N 1G0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Hwy 32 Hwy 639
Railways	Great Sandhills Railway
Website	CommunityProfile
[1] [2] [3] [4]

Lancer (2016 population: 69) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229 and Census Division No. 8.

History

Lancer incorporated as a village on September 11, 1913. ^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	156	—
1986	119	−23.7%
1991	94	−21.0%
1996	99	+5.3%
2001	75	−24.2%
2006	65	−13.3%
2011	61	−6.2%
2016	69	+13.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Lancer recorded a population of 69 living in 32 of its 35 total private dwellings, an 11.6% change from its 2011 population of 61. With a land area of 1.33 km² (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 51.9/km² (134.4/sq mi) in 2016. ^[8]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Lancer recorded a population of 61, a -6.2% change from its 2006 population of 65. With a land area of 1.33 km² (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 45.9/km² (118.8/sq mi) in 2011. ^[9]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

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 2007-04-21
5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

Coordinates: 50°48′04″N108°52′41″W / 50.801°N 108.878°W / 50.801; -108.878