Lancer, Saskatchewan

Special service area in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°48′04″N 108°52′41″W / 50.801°N 108.878°W / 50.801; -108.878CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRegionSouthwestCensus division8Rural municipality Miry Creek No. 229Post office1913Incorporated (village)^[1]September 11, 1913Dissolved^[2]August 1, 2022Area

^[3]

• Land1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total58Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)Postal code

S0N 1G0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 32

Hwy 639RailwaysGreat Sandhills Railway

Lancer (2021 population: 58) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229 and Census Division No. 8. It held village status between 1913 and 2022.

History

Lancer incorporated as a village on September 11, 1913.^[1] It restructured on August 1, 2022, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229.^[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2021)
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%
2021	58	−15.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[4]^[5]^[3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lancer had a population of 58 living in 28 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of -15.9% from its 2016 population of 69. With a land area of 1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.9/km² (113.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, Lancer had 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.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Lancer". Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. July 15, 2022. p. 1991. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ ^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.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "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.