Shipman is a

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. 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

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, 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