Buchanan | |
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Village of Buchanan | |
Location of Buchanan in
Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 51°42′05″N 102°45′14″W / 51.7013511°N 102.7539806°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | East-Central |
Census division | 9 |
Rural Municipality | Buchanan |
Post office Founded | 1906 |
Incorporated ( Village) | May 6, 1907 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Governing body | Buchanan Village Council |
• Mayor | Sean Wilson |
• Administrator | Candace Loshka |
Area | |
• Urban | 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Village | 218 |
• Density | 168.8/km2 (437/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( CST [3]) |
Postal code | S0A 0J0 |
Area code(s) | 306 / 639 |
Highways |
Hwy 5 Hwy 47 Hwy 754 |
Buchanan /bjuːˈkænən/ ( 2016 population: 218) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304 and Census Division No. 9.
Buchanan incorporated as a village on June 11, 1907. [4] The village was named after Robert Buchanan, a local rancher who died in 1919. [5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buchanan had a population of 237 living in 121 of its 141 total private dwellings, a change of 8.7% from its 2016 population of 218. With a land area of 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 209.7/km2 (543.2/sq mi) in 2021. [8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Buchanan recorded a population of 218 living in 106 of its 118 total private dwellings, a -3.2% change from its 2011 population of 225. With a land area of 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 169.0/km2 (437.7/sq mi) in 2016. [9]
51°42′14″N 102°45′22″W / 51.70389°N 102.75611°W