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*[http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2179 Richmound Village Council] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070704083437/http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm Saskatchewan City & Town Maps] |
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/school/ Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project ] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada] |
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk Saskatchewan Gen Web Region] |
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/index.html Online Historical Map Digitization Project] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110709023359/http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php GeoNames Query ] |
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*[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4708022&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=Richmound&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2001 Community Profiles] |
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Revision as of 06:06, 12 April 2020
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.
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.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007