Arran, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 51°53′04″N 101°43′07″W / 51.88444°N 101.71861°W / 51.88444; -101.71861
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Arran
Arran, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Arran, Saskatchewan
Location of Arran in Saskatchewan
Arran, Saskatchewan is located in Canada
Arran, Saskatchewan
Arran, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°31′49″N 101°25′51″W / 51.5304°N 101.4307°W / 51.5304; -101.4307
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSoutheastern
Census division9
Rural municipalityLivingston No. 331
Incorporated (village)[1]September 21, 1916
Dissolved[2]January 1, 2023
Government
 • TypeArran Village Council
 • MayorBrenda Holtkamp
Area
 • Land0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total20
Time zoneCST
Postal code
Area code306

Arran (2021 population: 20) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331 and Census Division No. 9. It held village status between 1916 and 2022.

History[edit]

The Doukhobor settlement of Vosnesinia, on the Swan River northeast of Arran, in the early 1900s

The area around Arran was part of the "North Reserve", also known as "Thunder Hill Reserve", one of the block settlement areas allocated for the Doukhobor immigrants who arrived in 1899 from Russia's Transcaucasian provinces.[4]

Arran incorporated as a village on September 21, 1916.[1] It restructured on January 1, 2023, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331.[2] The community was named after the Isle of Arran in Scotland.[5]

Historic sites
  • Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension,[6] 9.5 kilometres southeast of Arran.

Geography[edit]

Arran is on Highway 49 approximately 90 km (56 mi) northeast of the City of Yorkton and 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the Manitoba boundary.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Arran
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0)
12.5
(54.5)
13
(55)
28.9
(84.0)
38.5
(101.3)
36.5
(97.7)
36.5
(97.7)
36.1
(97.0)
35
(95)
29
(84)
18.3
(64.9)
7
(45)
38.5
(101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5)
−9.1
(15.6)
−2.3
(27.9)
8
(46)
17.7
(63.9)
22.1
(71.8)
23.9
(75.0)
22.9
(73.2)
16.2
(61.2)
8.8
(47.8)
−3
(27)
−11.3
(11.7)
6.8
(44.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.4
(−1.1)
−15.3
(4.5)
−8.4
(16.9)
1.9
(35.4)
10.4
(50.7)
15
(59)
17.1
(62.8)
15.8
(60.4)
9.7
(49.5)
3.2
(37.8)
−7.6
(18.3)
−16.6
(2.1)
0.6
(33.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −24.2
(−11.6)
−21.4
(−6.5)
−14.4
(6.1)
−4.2
(24.4)
3
(37)
7.8
(46.0)
10.3
(50.5)
8.7
(47.7)
3.2
(37.8)
−2.5
(27.5)
−12.1
(10.2)
−21.8
(−7.2)
−5.6
(21.9)
Record low °C (°F) −43.9
(−47.0)
−44.5
(−48.1)
−38.5
(−37.3)
−30
(−22)
−10
(14)
−5
(23)
0
(32)
−2
(28)
−8.9
(16.0)
−23
(−9)
−37
(−35)
−44
(−47)
−44.5
(−48.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.1
(0.75)
15.7
(0.62)
26.4
(1.04)
30.8
(1.21)
40.5
(1.59)
73.1
(2.88)
77.6
(3.06)
63.4
(2.50)
55.9
(2.20)
25.6
(1.01)
20.1
(0.79)
19.9
(0.78)
468
(18.4)
Source: Environment Canada[7]

Demographics[edit]

Population history
(1981–2021)
YearPop.±%
198193—    
198688−5.4%
199159−33.0%
199653−10.2%
200155+3.8%
200640−27.3%
201140+0.0%
201625−37.5%
202120−20.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[8][9][3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arran had a population of 20 living in 8 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of -20% from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 27.8/km2 (71.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, Arran had a population of 25 living in 14 of its 25 total private dwellings, a -60% change from its 2011 population of 40. With a land area of 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 36.2/km2 (93.8/sq mi) in 2016.[10]

Education[edit]

Arran School opened on November 30, 1914, and closed on June 30, 1994.[11][12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Arran". Saskatchewan King's Printer. December 9, 2022. p. 3608. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. ^ J.J. Kalmakoff Historical Doukhobor Maps - Saskatchewan Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  6. ^ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension Archived March 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine - Historic Register of Canada
  7. ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 July 2010
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Closure plaque
  12. ^ Closure sign

51°53′04″N 101°43′07″W / 51.88444°N 101.71861°W / 51.88444; -101.71861