Bangor, Saskatchewan

Bangor (2016 population: 38) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 and Census Division No. 5.

Bangor
Village
Village of Bangor
Location of Bangor in Saskatchewan Bangor, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 50.482°N 102.203°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southeast
Census division	5
Rural Municipality	Fertile Belt
Government
• Mayor	Governing body
• Bangor Village Council	Administrator
Population  (2001)
• Total	50
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0A 0E0
Area code(s)	306

History

Bangor was settled in 1902 by descendants of Welsh families who had migrated to Patagonia in 1860. Due to increasing conflicts with the Argentine authorities plus a flood in 1899, some 250 decided to migrate again. At the urging of David Lloyd George and Evan Jenkins, one of their fellow Welsh Patagonians who had migrated to Canada earlier, they moved to Saskatchewan.

Bangor incorporated as a village on June 8, 1911.[1] The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was going to name the community Basco, but the Welsh settlers convinced them to change it to be named after the community of Bangor in Wales.[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	68	—
1986	73	+7.4%
1991	54	−26.0%
1996	57	+5.6%
2001	48	−15.8%
2006	50	+4.2%
2011	46	−8.0%
2016	38	−17.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[3][4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Bangor recorded a population of 38 living in 10 of its 14 total private dwellings, a -21.1% change from its 2011 population of 46. With a land area of 1.65 km² (0.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.0/km² (59.6/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Bangor recorded a population of 46, a -8% change from its 2006 population of 50. With a land area of 1.65 km² (0.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 27.9/km² (72.2/sq mi) in 2011.[6]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 32. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
3. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
4. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
5. "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.
6. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.