Arran, Saskatchewan

History

The area around Arran was part of the "North Reserve", also known as "Thunder Hill Reserve", one of the block settlement areas allocated for the Doukhobor immigrants who arrived in 1899 from Russia's Transcaucasian provinces.

Arran incorporated as a village on September 21, 1916. It restructured on January 1, 2023, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331. The community was named after the Isle of Arran in Scotland.

;Historic sites

• Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension, 9.5 kilometres southeast of Arran.

Geography

Arran is on Highway 49 approximately 90 km northeast of the City of Yorkton and 10 km west of the Manitoba boundary.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 7.2 |Feb record high C = 12.5 |Mar record high C = 13 |Apr record high C = 28.9 |May record high C = 38.5 |Jun record high C = 36.5 |Jul record high C = 36.5 |Aug record high C = 36.1 |Sep record high C = 35 |Oct record high C = 29 |Nov record high C = 18.3 |Dec record high C = 7 |year record high C = 38.5 |Jan record low C = -43.9 |Feb record low C = -44.5 |Mar record low C = -38.5 |Apr record low C = -30 |May record low C = -10 |Jun record low C = -5 |Jul record low C = 0 |Aug record low C = -2 |Sep record low C = -8.9 |Oct record low C = -23 |Nov record low C = -37 |Dec record low C = -44 |year record low C = -44.5 Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 July 2010

Demographics

(1981–2021) |1981|93 |1986|88 |1991|59 |1996|53 |2001|55 |2006|40 |2011|40 |2016|25 |2021|20

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arran had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.72 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, Arran had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.69 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Education

Arran School opened on November 30, 1914, and closed on June 30, 1994.

References

References

2. J.J. Kalmakoff [http://www.doukhobor.org/Maps.htm Historical Doukhobor Maps - Saskatchewan] {{webarchive. link. (2012-02-04)
3. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations.
4. (December 9, 2022). "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Arran". Saskatchewan King's Printer.
5. (September 2005). "Geographic Names of Saskatchewan". People Places Publishing, Ltd..
6. link. (March 12, 2016 - Historic Register of Canada)
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
9. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
10. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". [[Statistics Canada]].
11. [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2197375&id=551705010 Closure plaque]
12. [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2197341&id=551705010 Closure sign]