Landis, Saskatchewan

Landis (2016 population: 152) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379 and Census Division No. 13. The village is about 51 km (32 mi) south of Wilkie and about 128 km (80 mi) west from the City of Saskatoon on Highway 14. From 1907 to 1909, the post office at Section 23, Township 37, Range 18 west of the 3rd meridian, was known as Daneville.[4] In 1925, Landis was a Canadian National Railway Station on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line.

Landis
Village
Village of Landis
Landis
Coordinates: 52°12′N 108°27′W
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionCentral
Census division13
Rural MunicipalityReford No. 379
Federal Electoral DistrictBattlefords—Lloydminster
Provincial ConstituencyBiggar
Post office Founded1907
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyLandis Village Council
 • MayorDon Beckett
 • AdministratorAlicia Leclercq
 • MLARandy Weekes (SKP)
 • MPGerry Ritz
Area
 • Land0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total152
 • Density189.4/km2 (491/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Postal code
S0K 2K0
Area code(s)306
Highways Hwy 14
Hwy 656
RailwaysCanadian National Railway
Websitevillageoflandis.com
[1][2][3]

History

Landis incorporated as a village on May 17, 1909.[5]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981277—    
1986269−2.9%
1991228−15.2%
1996189−17.1%
2001161−14.8%
2006119−26.1%
2011139+16.8%
2016152+9.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Landis recorded a population of 152 living in 71 of its 82 total private dwellings, a 8.6% change from its 2011 population of 139. With a land area of 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 190.0/km2 (492.1/sq mi) in 2016.[8]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Landis recorded a population of 139, a 16.8% change from its 2006 population of 119. With a land area of 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 173.8/km2 (450.0/sq mi) in 2011.[9]

Education

Landis had a K–12 school located within the Sun West School Division. The school was renovated in 1994 and then permanently closed in July 2014.[10]

See also

References
  1. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 2016-01-15, retrieved 2014-02-26
  2. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2007-04-24
  3. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21, retrieved 2007-04-24
  4. Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  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, 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.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. http://www.westcentralonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12087&Itemid=33. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Further reading
  • The Landis Record written by the Landis Historical Society. There are currently two volumes of the Landis History Book.
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