Lang, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Lang.

Lang (2016 population: 189) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 70 km southeast of the City of Regina.

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Village of Lang
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Coordinates: 49.91853°N 104.37282°W / 49.91853; -104.37282
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southeast
Census division	2
Rural Municipality	Scott No. 98
Post office founded	May 15, 1904
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Lang Village Council[1]
• Mayor	Mike Saip
• Administrator	Darlene Wingert
Area
• Total	0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	189
• Density	293.8/km2 (761/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0G 2W0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 39
Website	Village of Lang
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History

Lang was named after George Macdonald Lang (1860 to 1930), a civil engineer and architect, who was employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1893 and 1906. Lang incorporated as a village on July 27, 1906.^[6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	219	—
1986	210	−4.1%
1991	206	−1.9%
1996	189	−8.3%
2001	189	+0.0%
2006	172	−9.0%
2011	200	+16.3%
2016	189	−5.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lang had a population of 176 living in 84 of its 98 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 189. With a land area of 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 270.8/km² (701.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Lang recorded a population of 189 living in 81 of its 96 total private dwellings, a -5.8% change from its 2011 population of 200. With a land area of 0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 295.3/km² (764.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[10]

Education

Students from Lang attend school in Milestone, of the Prairie Valley School Division.^[11]

Notable people

• Dennis Sobchuk, played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings and Quebec Nordiques. Also played in the WHA for the Cincinnati Stingers, Edmonton Oilers, and Phoenix Roadrunners.
• Gene Sobchuk, played in one game in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks and played in WHA for the Cincinnati Stingers and Phoenix Roadrunners

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan