Arran, Saskatchewan
# Arran, Saskatchewan

Arran (2021 population: 20) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331 and Census Division No. 9. It held village status between 1916 and 2022.

## History

The area around Arran was part of the "North Reserve", also known as "Thunder Hill Reserve", one of the block settlement areas allocated for the Doukhobor immigrants who arrived in 1899 from Russia's Transcaucasian provinces.

Arran incorporated as a village on September 21, 1916. It restructured on January 1, 2023, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331. The community was named after the Isle of Arran in Scotland.

### Historic sites

* Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension, 9.5 kilometres southeast of Arran.

## Geography

Arran is on Highway 49 approximately 90 km (56 mi) northeast of the City of Yorkton and 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the Manitoba boundary.

### Climate

Climate data for Arran :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13 (55) | 28.9 (84.0) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35 (95) | 29 (84) | 18.3 (64.9) | 7 (45) | 38.5 (101.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) | −9.1 (15.6) | −2.3 (27.9) | 8 (46) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | −3 (27) | −11.3 (11.7) | 6.8 (44.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −15.3 (4.5) | −8.4 (16.9) | 1.9 (35.4) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15 (59) | 17.1 (62.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.7 (49.5) | 3.2 (37.8) | −7.6 (18.3) | −16.6 (2.1) | 0.6 (33.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −24.2 (−11.6) | −21.4 (−6.5) | −14.4 (6.1) | −4.2 (24.4) | 3 (37) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.3 (50.5) | 8.7 (47.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | −12.1 (10.2) | −21.8 (−7.2) | −5.6 (21.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) | −44.5 (−48.1) | −38.5 (−37.3) | −30 (−22) | −10 (14) | −5 (23) | 0 (32) | −2 (28) | −8.9 (16.0) | −23 (−9) | −37 (−35) | −44 (−47) | −44.5 (−48.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.1 (0.75) | 15.7 (0.62) | 26.4 (1.04) | 30.8 (1.21) | 40.5 (1.59) | 73.1 (2.88) | 77.6 (3.06) | 63.4 (2.50) | 55.9 (2.20) | 25.6 (1.01) | 20.1 (0.79) | 19.9 (0.78) | 468 (18.4) |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arran had a population of 20 living in 8 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of -20% from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of 0.72 $km^2$ (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of $27.8/km^2$ (71.9/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, Arran had a population of 25 living in 14 of its 25 total private dwellings, a -60% change from its 2011 population of 40. With a land area of 0.69 $km^2$ (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of $36.2/km^2$ (93.8/sq mi) in 2016.

## Education

Arran School opened on November 30, 1914 and closed on June 30, 1994.

