Chaplin, Saskatchewan

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).