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Hepburn, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 52°31′32″N 106°43′50″W / 52.52556°N 106.73056°W / 52.52556; -106.73056
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Hepburn
Town
Town of Hepburn
Main Street (2010)
Main Street (2010)
Hepburn, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Hepburn, Saskatchewan
Location of Hepburn in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°31′32″N 106°43′50″W / 52.52556°N 106.73056°W / 52.52556; -106.73056
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division15
Rural MunicipalityLaird No. 404
Post office established1901
Village[1]July 5, 1919
Town[1]October 24, 2012
Government
 • MLARandy Weekes
 • MayorDeidra Prosofsky
Area
 • Total
1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
562
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 12
Highway 375

Hepburn is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 45 kilometres north of Saskatoon.

History

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Hepburn was settled in the early 20th century as a railroad station. Connection made the community grow overnight and many people moved to the area. Before the 1930s the population of Hepburn had reached over 800 people. In the 1930s, the area was affected by both the Great Depression and a huge drought affecting most of Western Canada. Many of Hepburn's residents and farmers left the area. By the end of the decade, the population was less than 300.

In the 1940s, the community sent over 60 men to serve in World War II. After the war, Hepburn started to grow, and new homes were built. In 1989, the province shut down the railroad line, stranding three grain elevators. Like most Saskatchewan grain elevators, two were torn down but one remained, being converted into a museum about the history of Hepburn and of Saskatchewan.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hepburn had a population of 784 living in 268 of its 276 total private dwellings, a change of 14% from its 2016 population of 688. With a land area of 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 687.7/km2 (1,781.2/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Canada census – Hepburn community profile
20212011
Population784 (+14.0% from 2016)562 (6.0% from 2006)
Land area1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population density689.4/km2 (1,786/sq mi)548.4/km2 (1,420/sq mi)
Median age33.2 (M: 33.2, F: 33.2)
Private dwellings276 (total)  268 (occupied)215 (total) 
Median household income$92,000
References: 2021[3] 2011[4] earlier[5][6]

Education

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Bethany College (2010)

Hepburn was home to a small Bible college called Bethany College; before it closed in May 2015, the school had a population of around 73 students. Hepburn is also home to Hepburn School (elementary and high school), which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2001. It is believed to be the oldest school in Saskatchewan continuously operating in its original building.

Attractions

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  • Hepburn Museum of Wheat, a grain elevator built by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in 1928 at the end of main street along the Canadian National Railway. It now stands as a museum that depicts the history of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the Canadian National Railway and farmer.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Urban Municipality Incorporations" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. p. 11. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ Hepburn Museum of Wheat
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52°31′32″N 106°43′50″W / 52.52556°N 106.73056°W / 52.52556; -106.73056