Major, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

51°52′23″N 109°36′47″W / 51.873°N 109.613°W / 51.873; -109.613CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRegionSaskatchewanCensus division13Rural MunicipalityPrairiedale Website - www.major.caPost office FoundedN/AIncorporated (Village)N/AIncorporated (Town)N/AGovernment

• MayorVeryl Richelhoff • AdministratorKelly Cooper • Governing bodyMajor Village CouncilArea

• Total2.68 km² (1.03 sq mi)Population

(2006)

• Total67 • Density30.2/km² (78/sq mi)Time zoneCSTPostal code

S0L 2H0

Area code306HighwaysHighway 51^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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/km² (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 km² (1.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.6/km² (32.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

Notable people

Laurie Boschman, former NHL forward

References

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