Chancellor originally was built up chiefly by Germans, who named the hamlet after the office of Chancellor of Germany.[3] It got its first post office in 1918 which was lost in a fire in 1930 along with most of the original buildings, with the memorial hall being the only original building standing.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chancellor had a population of 5 living in 2 of its 4 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 5. With a land area of 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.6/km2 (40.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chancellor had a population of 5 living in 3 of its 3 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2011 population of 5. With a land area of 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.6/km2 (40.5/sq mi) in 2016.[11]
^1981 Census of Canada(PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.