Chaplin (2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164 and Census Division No. 7. The community is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 85 km from Moose Jaw and 90 km from Swift Current. The main industries of Chaplin are Saskatchewan Minerals and farming/ranching. Chaplin consists of eight streets, two crescents, and four avenues (including the avenue on the 'other side of the (train) tracks').

History

Chaplin incorporated as a village on 8 October 1912.

Geography

Chaplin is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway between Moose Jaw and Swift Current, and on the north edge of Chaplin Lake. The lake encompasses nearly 20 sqmi.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chaplin had a population of 222 living in 104 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 229. With a land area of 1.15 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Chaplin recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1.26 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

Chaplin is governed by an elected Mayor and five councilors. The village employs a Village Administrator, Village Foreperson, and on Saturdays an additional individual works at the Village Dump administering public waste disposal (there is also weekly curb-side trash pick-up).

Climate