Laird, Saskatchewan

Laird (2016 population: 267) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404 and Census Division No. 15. Laird is located in the Saskatchewan River Valley. The village is named after David Laird, Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories.^[5]

Laird
Village
Village of Laird
Main Street, Laird
Motto:  "The community that pulls together"
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Coordinates: 52°42′53″N 106°35′23″W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Central
Census division	15
Rural Municipality	Laird
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Laird Village Council
• Mayor	Kirk Walters
Area
• Total	1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	267
• Density	207.6/km2 (538/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0K 2H0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 312
Railways	(Pulled)
[1][2][3][4]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	233	—
1986	266	+14.2%
1991	221	−16.9%
1996	235	+6.3%
2001	236	+0.4%
2006	207	−12.3%
2011	287	+38.6%
2016	267	−7.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laird had a population of 265 living in 115 of its 121 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 267. With a land area of 1.23 km² (0.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 215.4/km² (558.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Laird recorded a population of 267 living in 116 of its 118 total private dwellings, a -7.5% change from its 2011 population of 287. With a land area of 1.29 km² (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 207.0/km² (536.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 6 October 2006
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 21 November 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

External links

• Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
• Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
• Online Historical Map Digitization Project