Major, Saskatchewan

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Major, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°52′23″N109°36′47″W / 51.873°N 109.613°W / 51.873; -109.613
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 13
Rural Municipality Prairiedale Website - www.major.ca
Post office FoundedN/A
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
   Mayor Veryl Richelhoff
  AdministratorKelly Cooper
  Governing bodyMajor Village Council
Area
  Total2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total67
  Density30.2/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code
S0L 2H0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 51
[1] [2] [3] [4]

Major (2016 population: 35) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Prairiedale No. 321 and Census Division No. 13.

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History

Major incorporated as a village on September 29, 1914. [5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981119    
1986120+0.8%
199164−46.7%
1996 72+12.5%
2001 81+12.5%
2006 67−17.3%
2011 61−9.0%
2016 35−42.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Major had a population of 35 living in 21 of its 24 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Major recorded a population of 35 living in 17 of its 26 total private dwellings, a

Notable people

Major is the hometown of former NHL forward Laurie Boschman.

See also

Footnotes

  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: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. "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.

Coordinates: 51°52′23″N109°36′47″W / 51.873°N 109.613°W / 51.873; -109.613

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