Buchanan (
2016 population: ) is a
village
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304 and
Census Division No. 9.
History
Buchanan incorporated as a village on June 11, 1907.
The village was named after Robert Buchanan, a local rancher who died in 1919.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Buchanan had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population, the Village of Buchanan recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable people
*
Lois Hole (1929–2005), Canadian writer, businesswoman, and politician; 15th
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
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*
Michel Hrynchyshyn, Ukrainian Catholic bishop
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See also
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
* Villages of Saskatchewan
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References
Villages in Saskatchewan
Buchanan No. 304, Saskatchewan
Division No. 9, Saskatchewan
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