Speers (2021 population: 72) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 and Census Division No. 16. The village is located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi)} southeast of the City of North Battleford on Highway 40.

The community is named for Charles Wesley Speers, the colonization agent for Western Canada, who came from Eastern Canada to settle at Griswold, Manitoba, in 1884.

History

Speers incorporated as a village on December 24, 1915.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Speers had a population of 72 living in 30 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of 20% from its 2016 population of 60. With a land area of 0.68 km (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 105.9/km (274.2/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Speers recorded a population of 60 living in 26 of its 34 total private dwellings, a -8.3% change from its 2011 population of 65. With a land area of 0.69 km (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 87.0/km (225.2/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan