Findlater (
2016 population:
45) is a
special service area in the
Canadian province of
Saskatchewan within the
Rural Municipality (RM) of Duffering No. 190 and
Census Division No. 6. It is 75 km northwest of
Regina, Saskatchewan's capital, on
Highway 11, and 15 km from the Town of
Chamberlain. The original settlers had been looking for the neighbouring community of Chamberlain but, due to fatigue amongst the tribesmen, decided to rest at the site. They quickly settled and developed basic living amenities despite promises from the tribe leaders that they would soon move on and "find the new village". This continued for several months as the settlement evolved – tribesmen receiving the same responses to questions of the new community; "We'll find it later", or simply, "findlater". After a year the community was a well established populous and the name "Findlater" had been adopted fondly as homage to the promised community that had brought them there. It is believed (inaccurately) by some that the name comes from
Findlater Castle in
Banffshire,
Scotland.
History
Findlater incorporated as a village on September 27, 1911. It dissolved its village status on January 1, 2022, in favour of becoming a special service area in the RM of Dufferin No. 190.
Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1981 | 69 | — |
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| 1986 | 70 | +1.4% |
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| 1991 | 55 | −21.4% |
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| 1996 | 57 | +3.6% |
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| 2001 | 62 | +8.8% |
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| 2006 | 49 | −21.0% |
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| 2011 | 50 | +2.0% |
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| 2016 | 45 | −10.0% |
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| Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Findlater had a population of 60 living in 27 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of 33.3% from its 2016 population of 45. With a land area of 1.2 km (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 50.0/km (129.5/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Findlater recorded a population of 45 living in 24 of its 34 total private dwellings, a -11.1% change from its 2011 population of 50. With a land area of 1.2 km (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.5/km (97.1/sq mi) in 2016.
Notable people
See also