Hepburn, Saskatchewan
{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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| subdivision_name3 = Laird No. 404
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| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = Randy Weekes
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| leader_name1 = Erica Baerwald
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| established_title = Post office established
| established_date = 1901
| established_date1 = July 5, 1919
| established_date2 = October 24, 2012
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| postal_code = S0K 1Z0
| area_code = 306
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Hepburn is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 45 kilometres north of Saskatoon.
History
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Hepburn was settled in the early 20th century as a railroad station. Connection made the community grow overnight and many people moved to the area. Before the 1930s the population of Hepburn had reached over 800 people. In the 1930s, the area was affected by both the Great Depression and a huge drought affecting most of Western Canada. Many of Hepburn's residents and farmers left the area. By the end of the decade, the population was less than 300.
In the 1940s, the community sent over 60 men to serve in World War II. After the war, Hepburn started to grow, and new homes were built. In 1989, the province shut down the railroad line, stranding three grain elevators. Like most Saskatchewan grain elevators, two were torn down but one remained, being converted into a museum about the history of Hepburn and of Saskatchewan.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hepburn had a population of {{val|784|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|268|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|276|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:784-688}}|688|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|688|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.14|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|784|1.14|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}}
{{Canada census
|location = Hepburn
|2021_population=784 | 2021_pop_delta=+14.0 | 2021_land_area=1.14 | 2021_pop_density=689.4
|2021_median_age=33.2 | 2021_median_age_m=33.2 | 2021_median_age_f=33.2
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=276 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=268 |2021_mean_hh_income=92,000
|2021_geocode=2021A00054715027 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
|2006_population=530 | 2006_pop_delta=11.6 | 2006_land_area=1.02 | 2006_pop_density=517.2
|2006_median_age=31.4 | 2006_median_age_m=31.6 | 2006_median_age_f=31.2
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=196 | 2006_mean_hh_income=42,176 | 2006_access_date=2010-11-30
|2001_population=475 | 2001_pop_delta=7.5 | 2001_land_area=1.02 | 2001_pop_density=463.6
|2001_median_age=32.2 | 2001_median_age_m=32.1 | 2001_median_age_f=32.2
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=187 |2001_mean_hh_income=31,494 | 2001_access_date=2010-11-30
|2011_population=562 | 2011_pop_delta=6.0 | 2011_land_area=1.02 | 2011_pop_density=548.4
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|2011_total_pvt_dwell=215 |2011_mean_hh_income= | 2011_access_date=2012-04-15
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Education
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File:Bethany College Hepburn 2011.jpg
Hepburn was home to a small Bible college called Bethany College; before it closed in May 2015, the school had a population of around 73 students. Hepburn is also home to Hepburn School (elementary and high school), which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2001. It is believed to be the oldest school in Saskatchewan continuously operating in its original building.
Attractions
- Hepburn Museum of Wheat, a grain elevator built by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in 1928 at the end of main street along the Canadian National Railway. It now stands as a museum that depicts the history of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the Canadian National Railway and farmer.[http://www.virtualsk.com/current_issue/a_wheat_museum.html Hepburn Museum of Wheat]
See also
References
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External links
- [http://bethany.sk.ca/ Bethany College Home Page]
- [http://www.virtualsk.com/current_issue/a_wheat_museum.html Museum of Wheat]
- [http://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/Hepburn-Museum-of-Wheat Tourism Saskatchewan] - Hepburn Museum of Wheat
{{Geographic location
|Centre= Hepburn
|North= Waldheim
|Northeast= Rosthern
|East= Hague
|Southeast= Osler
|South= Martensville
|Southwest= Dalmeny
|West= North Saskatchewan River
|Northwest =
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Category:Towns in Saskatchewan