Findlater, Saskatchewan


Findlater is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190 and Division No. [6, Saskatchewan|Census Division No. 6]. It is northwest of Regina, Saskatchewan's capital, on Highway 11, and 15 km from the town of Chamberlain.

History

Findlater incorporated as a village on September 27, 1911. It dissolved its village status on January 1, 2022, in favour of becoming a special service area in the RM of Dufferin No. 190.
The original settlers had been looking for the neighbouring community of Chamberlain but, due to fatigue amongst the tribesmen, decided to rest at the site. They quickly settled and developed basic living amenities despite promises from the tribe leaders that they would soon move on and "find the new village". This continued for several months as the settlement evolved — tribesmen receiving the same responses to questions of the new community; "We'll find it later", or simply, "findlater". After a year the community was a well established populous and the name "Findlater" had been adopted fondly as homage to the promised community that had brought them there. It is believed by some that the name comes from Findlater Castle in Banffshire, Scotland.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Findlater had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Findlater recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.

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