Arran, Saskatchewan

Arran, Saskatchewan

Arran is a village in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 90 km northeast of Yorkton and 10 km west of the Manitoba border. Arran is located on Highway 49.

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 here in 1899 from Russia's Transcaucasian provinces. J.J. Kalmakoff [http://www.doukhobor.org/Maps.htm Historical Doukhobor Maps - Saskatchewan] ]

Statistics

Canada_CP_2001|pop=55|popDelta=+3.8%
landArea=0.69|popDensity=80.0|medianAge=65.3|medianAgeM=60.8|medianAgeF=66.0
privateDwell=39|medianHHIncome=Not Available

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