Lancer, Saskatchewan
{{Short description|Community in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{other uses|Lancer (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
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|subdivision_name4 = Miry Creek No. 229
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|established_date = 1913
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Lancer (2021 population: {{nts|58}}) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229 and Census Division No. 8. It held village status between 1913 and 2022.
History
Lancer incorporated as a village on September 11, 1913.{{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}} It restructured on August 1, 2022, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the RM of Miry Creek No. 229.{{cite web | url= https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/118419/formats/136098/download | title=The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Lancer | publisher=Saskatchewan Queen's Printer | page=1991 | date=July 15, 2022 | access-date=December 26, 2022}}
Demographics
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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|156
|1986|119
|1991|94
|1996|99
|2001|75
|2006|65
|2011|61
|2016|69
|2021|58
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lancer had a population of {{val|58|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|28|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|33|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:58-69}}|69|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|69|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.32|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|58|1.32|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, Lancer had a population of {{nts|69}} living in {{nts|32}} of its {{nts|35}} total private dwellings, an {{percentage|{{#expr:69-61}}|69|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|61}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.33|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|69|1.33|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}}
See also
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Category:Special service areas in Saskatchewan
Category:Miry Creek No. 229, Saskatchewan
Category:Division No. 8, Saskatchewan
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