Davin, Sask., with official population of zero, tells world it really does exist

The town of Davin, Saskatchewan, located about a 30-minute drive from Regina, is a ghost town according to the most recent census numbers.

The chart shows its population plummeted from 49 in 2006 to nil in 2011 — but the people who live there aren't feeling very ghostly. Real, live residents of Davin spoke to the CBC last week to report their existence, and none of them reported looking transparent or feeling particularly spooky.

CBC News reported Davin had been struck off the federal list of communities after the last census and denied infrastructure funding even though there are still about 49 people who live there, according to, well ... those who live there.

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It seems the census simply missed Davin, which might not have been too difficult considering the tiny hamlet has no gas station or bar, only what one resident described to the CBC as a "makeshift" post office.

Still, the member of parliament for the area, Ralph Goodale, called the mistake insulting in a statement on his website.

While there isn't a clear indication of how the census skipped the hamlet, CBC reported the federal government would correct the mistake and yank Davin from the grave back into official existence.