Arran ( 2021 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331 and Census Division No. 9. It held village status between 1916 and 2022.

History

The area around Arran was part of the "North Reserve", also known as "Thunder Hill Reserve", one of the

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areas allocated for the

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immigrants who arrived in 1899 from

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Arran incorporated as a village on September 21, 1916. It restructured on January 1, 2023, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a

under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331. The community was named after the

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in Scotland. ;Historic sites * Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension,Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension
- Historic Register of Canada 9.5 kilometres southeast of Arran.

Geography

Arran is on Highway 49 approximately northeast of the City of

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and west of the

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boundary.

Climate

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Arran 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, Arran had 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.

Education

Arran School opened on November 30, 1914, and closed on June 30, 1994.Closure plaque
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