Town in Saskatchewan, Canada
Town in Saskatchewan, Canada
Lanigan
(pop. 1,300)
[1]
is a town in south-central
Saskatchewan
, Canada, at the intersection of
Trans-Canada Yellowhead
Highway 16
and Highway 20, approximately 117 kilometres (73 mi) east of
Saskatoon
and 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of
Regina
.
[2]
Lanigan is surrounded by the
RM of Usborne No. 310
and is about 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of
Lanigan Creek
[3]
and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Jansen Lake. The
Quill Lakes
are about 34 kilometres (21 mi) to the east along the Yellowhead Highway.
Sports and recreation
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The town of Lanigan has a wide variety of sporting activities and facilities, including a nine-hole grass green golf course, a 25-metre outdoor heated swimming pool, a
curling
rink with four sheets of ice, ball diamonds, camping, and tennis courts.
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At the heart of Lanigan is the Lanigan Recreation Complex featuring a skating rink, fully equipped kitchen, hall, and meeting room facilities. The complex is home to the Lanigan Pirates of the Long Lake Hockey League.
[5]
Demographics
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In the
2021 Census of Population
conducted by
Statistics Canada
, Lanigan had a population of
1,433
living in
578
of its
651
total private dwellings, a change of
4.1% from its 2016 population of
1,377
. With a land area of 8.14 km
2
(3.14 sq mi), it had a population density of
176.0/km
2
(456.0/sq mi) in 2021.
[6]
Canada census ? Lanigan community profile
Population
| 1,433 (+4.1% from 2016)
| 1,390 (12.7% from 2006)
|
Land area
| 8.14 km
2
(3.14 sq mi)
| 8.34 km
2
(3.22 sq mi)
|
Population density
| 176.1/km
2
(456/sq mi)
| 166.8/km
2
(432/sq mi)
|
Median age
| 42.0 (M: 39.6, F: 44.0)
| 42.3 (M: 39.1, F: 45.0)
|
Private dwellings
| 651 (total) 578 (occupied)
| 584 (total)
|
Median household income
| $87,000
| |
Notable people
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See also
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References
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- ^
"Travel and Tourism"
. Retrieved
June 19,
2012
.
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"SaskSearch"
. Retrieved
June 19,
2012
.
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Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada.
"Place names - Lanigan Creek"
.
www4.rncan.gc.ca
.
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"Town of Lanigan ? The Land of Potash"
. Archived from
the original
on July 31, 2021
. Retrieved
July 24,
2021
.
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"Long Lake Hockey League : Website by RAMP InterActive"
.
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"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan"
.
Statistics Canada
. February 9, 2022
. Retrieved
April 1,
2022
.
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"2021 Community Profiles"
.
2021 Canadian Census
. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022
. Retrieved
October 19,
2023
.
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"2011 Community Profiles"
.
2011 Canadian Census
. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019
. Retrieved
July 1,
2012
.
- ^
"2006 Community Profiles"
.
2006 Canadian Census
. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
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"2001 Community Profiles"
.
2001 Canadian Census
. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for
Lanigan
.
Media related to
Lanigan, Saskatchewan
at Wikimedia Commons
51°51′N
105°02′W
/
51.850°N 105.033°W
/
51.850; -105.033
(
Lanigan, Saskatchewan
)