Shipman is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Shipman post office opened in 1933. Its school district was organized in 1934, a school was built which opened in 1934. The original industry was a saw mill that cut timber into cordwood which was loaded into boxcars at the community. As the land was cleared farming became the main industry. A grain elevator was built in 1935. Shipman had a number of serious fires, burning businesses including "three grocery stores, a restaurant, service station, poolroom, the community hall, grain elevator and annex."Our Towns: Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park, David McLennan: University of Regina, 2006 In 1975 the school was closed, the elevator in 1981, and the rail line was abandoned in the early 1990s. Shipman Church

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, Shipman had a population of 5 living in 3 of its 4 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Designated places in Saskatchewan Hamlets in Saskatchewan Torch River No. 488, Saskatchewan {{saskatchewan-geo-stub