Vanguard, Saskatchewan
Vanguard is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Whiska Creek No. 106 and Census Division No. 3. It is on Highway 43 close to Notukeu Creek. Its prime economic driver is agriculture: chick peas; lentils; red, spring, hard and durum wheats are grown here.
History
In 1910, the Canadian Pacific Railway purchased the land that became the community of Vanguard from Latimer Young. Vanguard incorporated as a village on July 8, 1912. The origin of the name Vanguard may be attributed to it having been on the vanguard of the railway in 1912; however, is also a name in the Royal Navy tradition. Lord Horatio Nelson had a Vanguard; the last dreadnought battleship was also called Vanguard. Recent publications state that the inspiration for the name of the village came from which was commissioned in 1909 and exploded in 1917, killing 843 of the 845 men aboard. Regardless of the true origin of the name, the north–south streets in Vanguard reflect the naval heritage, being named Armada, Victory, Triumph, Drake and Nelson Streets. The east–west streets are named in honour of the province, the landscape in which Vanguard is situated, the rail heritage and the hopeful spirit in which Vanguard was established. Vanguard is bisected by Division St. and the main street is called "Dominion".Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Vanguard 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 Vanguard 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.