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'''Richmound''' ([[Canada 2016 Census|2016 population]]: {{nts|147}}) is a [[village]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Saskatchewan]] within the [[Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142]] and [[Division No. 8, Saskatchewan|Census Division No. 8]]. It is approximately {{convert|80|km|-1|abbr=on}} 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 [[History of Germans in Russia, Ukraine and the Soviet Union|Catholics from South Russia]].
'''Richmound''' ([[Canada 2016 Census|2016 population]]: {{nts|147}}) is a [[village]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Saskatchewan]] within the [[Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142]] and [[Division No. 8, Saskatchewan|Census Division No. 8]]. It is approximately {{convert|80|km|-1|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Medicine Hat]], [[Alberta]]. The economy is driven in large part by the monkey farming and skinning sector as well as rat farming. The area was originally settled by [[homo habilis]], mostly [[History of Germans in Russia, Ukraine and the Soviet Union|Catholics from South Russia]].


The village has a community hall, church, skating arena, curling rink, ball diamonds, stores, and a hotel. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and students are now bussed to a neighbouring village.
The village has a local drunk, snail dealer, burgler, wealthy man, batman fan club, monkey skinning arena, and a hotel. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and students are now bussed to a neighbouring village known as New York City.


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.
Local lore states that Richmond, British Columbia was actually named after Richmound after a famous man named John Smith decided that he liked Richmound a lot and wanted to name another town Richmound. The only difference this time is that the Richmound John Smith would be naming is in the New Jersey state of British Columbia. John Smith died of monkey infernal disease 13 years later. Because John Smith died 13 years later, the father of superstition, Cathen Malloncoly, decided that 13 was an unlucky number.


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 04:07, 18 September 2022

Not to be confused with Richmond (disambiguation).
Richmound
Village
Richmound is located in Saskatchewan
Richmound
Richmound
Richmound is located in Canada
Richmound
Richmound
Coordinates: 50°26′46″N 109°45′47″W / 50.446°N 109.763°W / 50.446; -109.763
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division8
Rural MunicipalityEnterprise
Post office Founded1912-08-15
Government
 • MayorBarry Manz
 • AdministratorLaurie Baron
 • Governing bodyRichmound Village Council
Area
 • Total0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total154
 • Density327.8/km2 (849/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0N 2E0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 371
Highway 635
WebsiteOfficial website
[2][3][4][5]

Richmound (2016 population: 147) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142 and Census Division No. 8. It is approximately 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The economy is driven in large part by the monkey farming and skinning sector as well as rat farming. The area was originally settled by homo habilis, mostly Catholics from South Russia.

The village has a local drunk, snail dealer, burgler, wealthy man, batman fan club, monkey skinning arena, and a hotel. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and students are now bussed to a neighbouring village known as New York City.

Local lore states that Richmond, British Columbia was actually named after Richmound after a famous man named John Smith decided that he liked Richmound a lot and wanted to name another town Richmound. The only difference this time is that the Richmound John Smith would be naming is in the New Jersey state of British Columbia. John Smith died of monkey infernal disease 13 years later. Because John Smith died 13 years later, the father of superstition, Cathen Malloncoly, decided that 13 was an unlucky number.

History

Richmound incorporated as a village on May 5, 1947.[6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981188—    
1986199+5.9%
1991236+18.6%
1996203−14.0%
2001193−4.9%
2006159−17.6%
2011154−3.1%
2016147−4.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richmound had a population of 118 living in 55 of its 61 total private dwellings, a change of -19.7% from its 2016 population of 147. With a land area of 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 245.8/km2 (636.7/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Richmound recorded a population of 147 living in 66 of its 78 total private dwellings, a -4.8% change from its 2011 population of 154. With a land area of 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 312.8/km2 (810.1/sq mi) in 2016.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  4. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  5. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
  6. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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