Hepburn, Saskatchewan

Town in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°31′32″N 106°43′50″W / 52.52556°N 106.73056°W / 52.52556; -106.73056CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division15Rural MunicipalityLaird No. 404Post office established1901Village^[1]July 5, 1919Town^[1]October 24, 2012Government

• MLARandy Weekes • MayorDeidra ProsofskyArea

• Total1.02 km² (0.39 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total562 • Density550/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)Postal code

S0K 1Z0

Area code306HighwaysHighway 12
Highway 375

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

History

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

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

	2021	2011
Population	784 (+14.0% from 2016)	562 (6.0% from 2006)
Land area	1.14 km² (0.44 sq mi)	1.02 km² (0.39 sq mi)
Population density	689.4/km² (1,786/sq mi)	548.4/km² (1,420/sq mi)
Median age	33.2 (M: 33.2, F: 33.2)
Private dwellings	276 (total) 268 (occupied)	215 (total)
Median household income	$92,000

References: 2021^[3] 2011^[4] earlier^[5]^[6]

Education

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

Attractions

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Urban Municipality Incorporations" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. p. 11. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ Hepburn Museum of Wheat