McLean, Saskatchewan
McLean is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of [South Qu'Appelle No. 157] and Census Division No. 6. It is on Highway 1 between Qu'Appelle and Balgonie. The village of McLean is located in South Central Saskatchewan on the Trans-Canada Highway and is the highest point on the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline east of the Rockies. It is about east of the Regina.
History
McLean, Saskatchewan, was settled by British people and named after William J. McLean, a Hudson's Bay Company trader and participant in the 1885 uprising.The village was established in 1913, dissolved in 1919 due to low population, and re-established in 1966 after the Trans-Canada Highway was built. The area's history is tied to the Canadian Pacific Railway, which established a station there, and was a major shipping point for milk, earning it the nickname "cow town".
Highest point: McLean is the highest point on the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline east of the Rocky Mountains.
Rail history: Because of its high elevation, early locomotives on the Canadian Pacific Railway used McLean as a crucial stop to take on water and fuel.
Early "Cow Town": CPR personnel once nicknamed McLean "Cow Town" because it shipped more milk than any other town on the rail line.
Hunting: In the late 1800s and early 1900s, McLean was known as a destination for hunters seeking partridge and other small game.
Present day: Today, the local economy is a mix of agriculture and businesses. Many residents commute to Regina for work.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McLean 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, the Village of McLean 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.