LaniganSaskatchewan

More of Lanigan’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 78% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 18 min, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min). At the census, just over nine in ten commuters went by car.

Renting in Lanigan costs 14% of household income, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns

8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 77% of households.

Hazard risk in Lanigan is lower than in 92% of Canadian towns

Lanigan’s survey area, 6.6% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Lanigan is on the national inventory. Lanigan doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Saskatoon RHA.

More smokers around Lanigan: 20% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

Measured across the South East health region: health survey and life expectancy

A child born in the region can expect 78.6 years, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 49%; Saskatchewan as a whole is at 49%. Measured from where Lanigan’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.7 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Violent crime weighs less where Lanigan is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 51

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Lanigan itself · Shared with the rest of the Watrous detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The force’s area logs 21.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 55 over 2023–25, below Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67) alike. In addition, violent crime in the area its police cover: 11.1 per 1,000 people a year.

Ice on the ground: Lanigan sees more frosts than 95% of Canadian towns

The frost-free season runs from 19 May to 13 September, 117 days. The coldest nights come in January, when Lanigan averages a low of −20.0°C. A normal year brings 417 mm of precipitation, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) yet lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). Midsummer afternoons in Lanigan peak at about 24.6°C.

The 2 schools of Lanigan: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

What November brings in Lanigan: −10°C at night, −1°C by day

A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −17°C. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Watrous.

Fraser Tolmie took Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan in 2021 by 16,894 votes, more than the margin in 91% of ridings

The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place Lanigan in a riding.

Lanigan has no public library of its own; the nearest is Davidson Branch Library, 38 km away

The next is Muenster Branch Library (Humboldt No.

Older residents shape Lanigan: 22% are 65 or over, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.2% of residents, between Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The share of residents under 15 is 20%.

From Lanigan, Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (81 km)

National parks are all over 100 km off. 3 protected areas lie within 10 km. Of the land within 10 km, 3.1% has protected status, above Saskatchewan’s towns (1.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.