Nestled within the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312 in Saskatchewan, the village of Young has roots stretching back to the early twentieth century. The settlement grew up alongside the arrival of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, and on June 7, 1910, Young was officially incorporated as a village. Its name honours F.G. Young, a land agent connected to the area’s early development. That same founding year, a hotel was constructed in the community, making it one of the village’s oldest structures until a fire claimed it on November 12, 2011. In its earlier days, Young also supported a limestone kiln positioned at the northwest end of 2 Avenue, capable of producing roughly 1,000 bushels of lime per day.
Agriculture forms the backbone of the local economy, complemented by the presence of the nearby Mosaic Potash mine. The village recorded a population of 253 residents in the 2021 Census, a modest increase of 3.7% compared to the 244 people counted in 2016. Young covers a land area of 2.54 square kilometres, yielding a population density of approximately 99.6 residents per square kilometre. Despite its small size, the community offers a solid range of recreational amenities, including a three-sheet curling rink with artificial ice, a hockey arena, a swimming pool, a golf course, ball diamonds, and a playground.