Lanigan,_Saskatchewan

Lanigan, Saskatchewan

Lanigan, Saskatchewan

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]

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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

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.[4] 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

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 km2 (3.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 176.0/km2 (456.0/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

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Canada census – Lanigan community profile
References: 2021[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Travel and Tourism". Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  2. [2]
    "SaskSearch". Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  3. [3]
    Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Lanigan Creek". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  4. [4]
    "Town of Lanigan – The Land of Potash". Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Long Lake Hockey League : Website by RAMP InterActive".
  6. [6]
    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  8. [8]
    "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  9. [9]
    "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. [10]
    "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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