Arran, Saskatchewan
History
The area around Arran was part of the "North Reserve", also known as "Thunder Hill Reserve", one of the block settlement areas allocated for the Doukhobor immigrants who arrived in 1899 from Russia's Transcaucasian provinces.
Arran incorporated as a village on September 21, 1916. It restructured on January 1, 2023, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331. The community was named after the Isle of Arran in Scotland.
- Historic sites
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension, 9.5 kilometres southeast of Arran.
Geography
Arran is on Highway 49 approximately 90 km (56 mi) northeast of the City of Yorkton and 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the Manitoba boundary.
Climate
| Climate data for Arran | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13 (55) |
28.9 (84.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35 (95) |
29 (84) |
18.3 (64.9) |
7 (45) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
8 (46) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
−3 (27) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15 (59) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.2 (−11.6) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
3 (37) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−30 (−22) |
−10 (14) |
−5 (23) |
0 (32) |
−2 (28) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−23 (−9) |
−37 (−35) |
−44 (−47) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.1 (0.75) |
15.7 (0.62) |
26.4 (1.04) |
30.8 (1.21) |
40.5 (1.59) |
73.1 (2.88) |
77.6 (3.06) |
63.4 (2.50) |
55.9 (2.20) |
25.6 (1.01) |
20.1 (0.79) |
19.9 (0.78) |
468 (18.4) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arran had a population of 20 living in 8 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of -20% from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of 0.72 km (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 27.8/km (71.9/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, Arran had a population of 25 living in 14 of its 25 total private dwellings, a -60% change from its 2011 population of 40. With a land area of 0.69 km (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 36.2/km (93.8/sq mi) in 2016.
Education
Arran School opened on November 30, 1914, and closed on June 30, 1994.