Shipman, Saskatchewan
Shipman is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
The Shipman post office opened in 1933. Its school district was organized in 1934, a school was built which opened in 1934. The original industry was a saw mill that cut timber into cordwood which was loaded into boxcars at the community. As the land was cleared farming became the main industry. A grain elevator was built in 1935.
Shipman had a number of serious fires, burning businesses including "three grocery stores, a restaurant, service station, poolroom, the community hall, grain elevator and annex."[1]
In 1975 the school was closed, the elevator in 1981, and the rail line was abandoned in the early 1990s.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shipman had a population of 5 living in 3 of its 4 total private dwellings, a change of -50% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.5/km2 (35.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Our Towns: Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park, David McLennan: University of Regina, 2006
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
53°28′35″N 104°59′00″W / 53.47639°N 104.98333°W
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