Major, Saskatchewan

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.

Village of Major
Village
Location of Major in Saskatchewan
Major, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51.873°N 109.613°W / 51.873; -109.613
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division13
Rural MunicipalityPrairiedale Website - www.major.ca
Post office FoundedN/A
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 • MayorVeryl Richelhoff
 • AdministratorKelly Cooper
 • Governing bodyMajor Village Council
Area
 • Total2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total67
 • Density30.2/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0L 2H0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 51
[1][2][3][4]

History

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

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981119—    
1986120+0.8%
199164−46.7%
199672+12.5%
200181+12.5%
200667−17.3%
201161−9.0%
201635−42.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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.[8]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Major recorded a population of 61, a -9% change from its 2006 population of 67. With a land area of 2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.9/km2 (56.8/sq mi) in 2011.[9]

Notable people

Major is the hometown of former NHL forward Laurie Boschman.

See also

Footnotes
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  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.

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