title: Lang, Saskatchewan
text: # Lang, Saskatchewan
  
  Lang (2016 population: 189) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 70 km southeast of the City of Regina.
  
  ## History
  
  Lang was named after George Macdonald Lang (1860 to 1930), a civil engineer and architect, who was employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1893 and 1906. Lang incorporated as a village on July 27, 1906.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lang had a population of 176 living in 84 of its 98 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 189. With a land area of 0.65 $km^2$ (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of $270.8/km^2$ (701.3/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Lang recorded a population of 189 living in 81 of its 96 total private dwellings, a -5.8% change from its 2011 population of 200. With a land area of 0.64 $km^2$ (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of $295.3/km^2$ (764.9/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  ## Education
  
  Students from Lang attend school in Milestone, of the Prairie Valley School Division.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Dennis Sobchuk, played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings and Quebec Nordiques. Also played in the WHA for the Cincinnati Stingers, Edmonton Oilers, and Phoenix Roadrunners.
  * Gene Sobchuk, played in one game in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks and played in WHA for the Cincinnati Stingers and Phoenix Roadrunners
  