MacNutt

MacNutt, Saskatchewaan
Village
Location of MacNutt in Saskatchewan
MacNutt (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°05′56″N 101°36′25″W / 51.099°N 101.607°W / 51.099; -101.607
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Southeastern
Census division 5
Rural Municipality Churchbridge
Established 1880
Government
 • Governing body MacNutt Village Council
 • Mayor Shane Wagner[1]
 • Administrator Kendra Busch
 • MP Garry Breitkreuz
 • MLA Bob Bjornerud
Area
 • Total 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 80
 • Density 98.5/km2 (255/sq mi)
 • Dwellings 44
Time zone CST
Postal code S0A 2K0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 8
Highway 381
Railways Defunct
Website Village of MacNutt
[2][3][4][5]

MacNutt is a village in Churchbridge Rural Municipality No. 211, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population of the village was 80 at the 2006 Canada Census. The former District of Landestreu was renamed in 1909 to honour Thomas MacNutt, the area Member of the Legislative Assembly at the time. The village was settled between the late 1880s and the 1910s by immigrants of predominantly German origin.

Demographics

In 2006, MacNutt had a population of 80 living in 44 dwellings, a 5.9% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) and a population density of 98.5/km2 (255/sq mi).[6]

Notable MacNuttians

  • David Kitz, a public school teacher, an actor, and best-selling author of Psalms Alive.[7] For over twelve years, he served as an ordained pastor with the Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada.
  • Charlene McCarthy (Kasprowicz) and the McCarthy team still hold a Guinness World Record for the longest curling game. They held the Guinness Record for a few years then another team from Scotland beat the record. The McCarthy team regained the record again and still hold it (40 hr 23 min).[8]
  • Duane Rupp (born March 29, 1938 in MacNutt) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota North Stars, and the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1963 to 1973.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Municipal Directory System Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  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 2007-04-21
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: MacNutt - Community Profile". Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  7. ↑ David Kitz - Psalms Alive
  8. ↑ Guinness World Records - Longest Curling game

Coordinates: 51°05′56″N 101°36′25″W / 51.099°N 101.607°W / 51.099; -101.607

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