Richmound
Richmound | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°26′46″N 109°45′47″W / 50.446°N 109.763°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 8 |
Rural Municipality | Enterprise |
Post office Founded | 1912-08-15 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Barry Manz |
• Administrator | Laurie Baron |
• Governing body | Richmound Village Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 154 |
• Density | 327.8/km2 (849/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0N 2E0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Highway 371 Highway 635 |
Website | Official website |
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The village of Richmound is located in southwestern Saskatchewan, approximately 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The economy is driven in large part by the oil and gas sector as well as agriculture. The area was originally settled by Germans, mostly Catholics from South Russia.
The village has a community hall, church, skating arena, curling rink, ball diamonds, stores, and a hotel. The population in 2011 was 154 people. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and the students are now bussed to a neighbouring village.
Local lore states that Richmond, British Columbia is actually named after Richmound. It is said that the founding fathers of Richmond BC simply forgot to add the 'U' in a classic (and historical) spelling error.
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See also
References
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
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- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
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- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
External links
- Official site of The Village of Richmound, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Richmound Village Council
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project
- GeoNames Query
- 2001 Community Profiles