Landis, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°12′N 108°27′W / 52.200°N 108.450°W / 52.200; -108.450Country

SaskatchewanRegionCentralCensus division13Rural Municipality Reford No. 379 Federal Electoral DistrictBattlefords—LloydminsterProvincial ConstituencyBiggarPost office Founded1907Government

• TypeMunicipal • Governing bodyLandis Village Council • MayorRob Ford • AdministratorAlicia Leclercq • MLARandy Weekes (SKP) • MPGerry RitzArea

• Land0.80 km² (0.31 sq mi)Population

(2016)

• Total152 • Density189.4/km² (491/sq mi)Time zone UTC−6 (CST)Postal code

S0K 2K0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 14

Hwy 656 Railways Canadian National RailwayWebsitevillageoflandis.com^[1]^[2]^[3]

Landis is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379 and Census Division No. 13. The village is about 51 km (32 mi) south of Wilkie and about 128 km (80 mi) west from the City of Saskatoon on Highway 14. From 1907 to 1909, the post office at Section 23, Township 37, Range 18 west of the 3rd meridian, was known as Daneville.^[4] In 1925, Landis was a Canadian National Railway Station on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line.

As of the 2016 Census, its population was 152.

History

Landis incorporated as a village on May 17, 1909.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	277	—
1986	269	−2.9%
1991	228	−15.2%
1996	189	−17.1%
2001	161	−14.8%
2006	119	−26.1%
2011	139	+16.8%
2016	152	+9.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Landis had a population of 133 living in 68 of its 78 total private dwellings, a change of -12.5% from its 2016 population of 152. With a land area of 0.84 km² (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 158.3/km² (410.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Landis recorded a population of 152 living in 71 of its 82 total private dwellings, a 8.6% change from its 2011 population of 139. With a land area of 0.8 km² (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 190.0/km² (492.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

Education

Landis had a K–12 school located within the Sun West School Division. The school was renovated in 1994 and then permanently closed in July 2014.^[10]

Landis Lake

About 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village is Landis Lake,^[11] which is a small endorheic salt lake. It is part of the Landis Lake Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada that covers 63.07 km² (24.35 sq mi) of land. It is a significant habitat for congregating shorebirds and a small section of the west-central shore line is designated as critical piping plover habitat. Other birds found there include the stilt sandpiper, sanderling, red-necked phalarope, pectoral sandpiper, American avocet, and the lesser yellowlegs. Landis Lake depends on spring runoff and seasonal rains to maintain water levels. During dry years, the lake will completely dry up.^[12]

References

^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 2016-01-15, retrieved 2014-02-26
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2007-04-24
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21, retrieved 2007-04-24
^ Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ "Landis School Closing". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
^ "Landis Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ "Landis Lake". IBA Canada. Birds Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2023.