Findlater (
2016 population: ) is a
special service area
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality (RM) of Duffering No. 190 and
Census Division No. 6. It is 75 km northwest of
Regina, Saskatchewan's capital, on
Highway 11, and 15 km from the Town of
Chamberlain. The original settlers had been looking for the neighbouring community of Chamberlain but, due to fatigue amongst the tribesmen, decided to rest at the site. They quickly settled and developed basic living amenities despite promises from the tribe leaders that they would soon move on and "find the new village". This continued for several months as the settlement evolved – tribesmen receiving the same responses to questions of the new community; "We'll find it later", or simply, "findlater". After a year the community was a well established populous and the name "Findlater" had been adopted fondly as homage to the promised community that had brought them there. It is believed (inaccurately) by some that the name comes from
Findlater Castle
Findlater Castle is the old seat of the Earl of Findlater, Earls of Findlater and Earl of Seafield, Seafield, sitting on a -high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth on the coast of Banff and Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Location and etymol ...
in
Banffshire
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,
Scotland
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.
History
Findlater incorporated as a village on September 27, 1911.
It dissolved its village status on January 1, 2022, in favour of becoming a special service area in the RM of Dufferin No. 190.
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
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, Findlater 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 conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), 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 culture. It is headquartered in ...
, the Findlater 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
*
Joy Coghill
Joy Dorothy Coghill-Thorne, CM, (May 13, 1926 – January 20, 2017) was a Canadian actress, director, and writer. Her obituary in ''The Vancouver Sun'' described her as having had "a seven-decade run at the top of the Vancouver theatre world."
...
, O.C., (1926–2017), Actor,
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
, and writer was born in Findlater.
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
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List of special service areas in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
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References
Special service areas in Saskatchewan
Dufferin No. 190, Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
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