Chaplin Saskatchewan Information

Chaplin (2016 population: 229) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164 and Census Division No. 7. The community is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 85 km from Moose Jaw and 90 km from Swift Current. The main industries of Chaplin are Saskatchewan Minerals and farming/ranching. Chaplin consists of eight streets, two crescents, and four avenues (including the avenue on the ‘other side of the (train) tracks’). _x000D_ Chaplin incorporated as a village on 8 October 1912. _x000D_ Chaplin is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway between Moose Jaw and Swift Current, and on the north edge of Chaplin Lake. The lake encompasses nearly 20 square miles (52 km2). _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chaplin had a population of 222 living in 104 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of -3.1% from its 2016 population of 229. With a land area of 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 193.0/km2 (500.0/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Chaplin recorded a population of 229 living in 111 of its 146 total private dwellings, a 4.8% change from its 2011 population of 218. With a land area of 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 181.7/km2 (470.7/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ Chaplin is governed by an elected Mayor and five councilors. The village employs a Village Administrator, Village Foreperson, and on Saturdays an additional individual works at the Village Dump administering public waste disposal (there is also weekly curb-side trash pick-up). _x000D_ Media related to Chaplin, Saskatchewan at Wikimedia Commons _x000D_ 50°27?37.33?N 106°39?17.28?W? / ?50.4603694°N 106.6548000°W? / 50.4603694; -106.6548000 _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaplin,_Saskatchewan