Major, Saskatchewan

Village of Major
Village
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Coordinates: 51.873°N 109.613°W / 51.873; -109.613
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
Rural Municipality	Prairiedale Website - www.major.ca
Post office Founded	N/A
Incorporated (Village)	N/A
Incorporated (Town)	N/A
Government
• Mayor	Veryl Richelhoff
• Administrator	Kelly Cooper
• Governing body	Major Village Council
Area
• Total	2.68 km^2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	67
• Density	30.2/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0L 2H0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 51
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Major (2016 population: 35) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Prairiedale No. 321 and Census Division No. 13.

History

Major incorporated as a village on September 29, 1914.[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	119	—
1986	120	+0.8%
1991	64	−46.7%
1996	72	+12.5%
2001	81	+12.5%
2006	67	−17.3%
2011	61	−9.0%
2016	35	−42.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Major had a population of 35 living in 21 of its 24 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 35. With a land area of 2.6 square kilometres (1.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.5/km^2 (34.9/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Major recorded a population of 35 living in 17 of its 26 total private dwellings, a -74.3% change from its 2011 population of 61. With a land area of 2.78 km^2 (1.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.6/km^2 (32.6/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

Notable people

• Laurie Boschman, former NHL forward

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.