Lancer, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Lancer (disambiguation).

Lancer (2021 population: 58) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229 and Census Division No. 8. It held village status between 1913 and 2022.

Lancer
Special service area
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Coordinates: 50.801°N 108.878°W / 50.801; -108.878
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest
Census division	8
Rural municipality	Miry Creek No. 229
Post office	1913
Incorporated (village)[1]	September 11, 1913
Dissolved[2]	August 1, 2022
Area [3]
• Land	1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	58
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0N 1G0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 32 Highway 634
Railways	Great Sandhills Railway

History

Lancer incorporated as a village on September 11, 1913.^[1] It restructured on August 1, 2022, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the RM of Miry Creek No. 229.^[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2021)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	156	—
1986	119	−23.7%
1991	94	−21.0%
1996	99	+5.3%
2001	75	−24.2%
2006	65	−13.3%
2011	61	−6.2%
2016	69	+13.1%
2021	58	−15.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[4][5][3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lancer had a population of 58 living in 28 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of -15.9% from its 2016 population of 69. With a land area of 1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.9/km² (113.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, Lancer had a population of 69 living in 32 of its 35 total private dwellings, an 11.6% change from its 2011 population of 61. With a land area of 1.33 km² (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 51.9/km² (134.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan