:Buchanan, Saskatchewan

{{For|the rural municipality that surrounds the village|Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304}}

{{Other uses|Buchanan (disambiguation){{!}}Buchanan}}

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| official_name = Village of Buchanan

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| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Saskatchewan}}

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = East-Central

| subdivision_type3 = Census division

| subdivision_name3 = 9

| subdivision_type4 = Rural Municipality

| subdivision_name4 = Buchanan

| government_footnotes = {{cite web | title = Sask municipal directory | url = http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=1877 | access-date = August 20, 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050702/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=1877 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 }}

| government_type = Municipal

| leader_title = Governing body

| leader_name = Buchanan Village Council

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Darren Godhe

| leader_title2 = Administrator

| leader_name2 = Candace Loshka

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| established_title = Post office Founded

| established_date = 1906

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| established_date2 = May 6, 1907

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| timezone = CST

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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web | title = Buchanan - NRC | publisher =Natural Resources Canada | url =http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAKOI | access-date = 2014-08-20}}

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = S0A 0J0

| area_code = 306 / 639

| blank_name = Highways

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Buchanan ({{IPAc-en|b|juː|ˈ|k|æ|n|ə|n}} {{respell|bew|KAN|ən}}; 2021 population: {{nts|237}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304 and Census Division No. 9.

History

Buchanan incorporated as a village on June 11, 1907.{{cite web | url=http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | title=Urban Municipality Incorporations | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations | access-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | archive-date=October 15, 2014}} The village was named after Robert Buchanan, a local rancher who died in 1919.{{cite news |last1=Hayward |first1=Debbie |title=Names have a past |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/opinion/names-have-a-past-4012194|access-date=12 May 2022 |work=SaskToday |publisher=Glacier Media Group |date=4 July 2012}}

Demographics

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(1981–2016)

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| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020}}

|1981|392

|1986|377

|1991|338

|1996|279

|2001|233

|2006|225

|2011|225

|2016|218

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buchanan had a population of {{val|237|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|121|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|141|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:237-218}}|218|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|218|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.13|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|237|1.13|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Buchanan recorded a population of {{nts|218}} living in {{nts|106}} of its {{nts|118}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:218-225}}|218|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|225}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.29|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|218|1.29|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 30, 2020}}

Notable people

Lois Hole (1929–2005), Canadian writer, businesswoman, and politician; 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Michel Hrynchyshyn, Ukrainian Catholic bishop[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhryn.html Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn-Catholic-Hierarchy.org]