Population
The population of Hepburn was 530 in 2006 - an increase of 55 people from 2001 Average House Price
2011 - $268,225 - based on 3 saskhouses.com listings
2012 - $276,667 - based on 3 saskhouses.com listings
2013 - $241,950 - based on 2 saskhouses.com listingsEducation
Hepburn School - Kindergarten to Grade 12
Bethany Bible School - Private Bible College Tranportation
STC Bus ServiceDistance to major centres
Rosthern - 43 km
Saskatoon - 48 km
Prince Albert - 116 km History
Hepburn was settled in the early 20th century as a railroad station. Connection made the town grow overnight and many people moved to the area. Before the 1930s the population of the town had reached over 800 people. In the 1930s, the area was affected by both the great depression and a huge drought affecting most of Western Canada. Many of the town's residents and farmers flocked to cities like Saskatoon and even to the United States. By the end of the decade, the population was less than 300.
In the 1940s, the village sent over 60 men to serve in World War II. After the war, the town started to grow, and new homes were built. In 1989, the province shut down the railroad line, stranding the large grain elevator built c1928 in the town. Unlike most Saskatchewan grain elevators, the one in Hepburn was not torn down, but rather turned into a museum about the history of Hepburn.