Riverhurst

Riverhurst (2016 population: 130) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224 and Census Division No. 7. It is in the southwest Coteau Hills area of the province, north of the Vermillion Hills. The community is located on Highway 42 east of Riverhurst Ferry. The village is primarily a farming community.

Riverhurst
Village
Riverhurst
Riverhurst
Coordinates: 50.5500°N 106.5100°W / 50.5500; -106.5100
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest
Census division7
Rural MunicipalityMaple Bush
Government
 • Governing bodyRiverhurst Village Council
Area
 • Total124.8 km2 (48.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total114
 • Density0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 42
WebsiteVillage of Riverhurst
[1][2][3][4]

The name is a portmanteau of Riverside and Boldenhurst, two nearby post offices.[5]

History

Riverhurst incorporated as a village on June 22, 1916.[6]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981193—    
1986180−6.7%
1991174−3.3%
1996158−9.2%
2001143−9.5%
2006121−15.4%
2011114−5.8%
2016130+14.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Riverhurst recorded a population of 130 living in 69 of its 114 total private dwellings, a 12.3% change from its 2011 population of 114. With a land area of 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 142.9/km2 (370.0/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Riverhurst recorded a population of 114, a -5.8% change from its 2006 population of 121. With a land area of 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 125.3/km2 (324.5/sq mi) in 2011.[10]

Infrastructure

Riverhurst is situated close to the east bank of Lake Diefenbaker, and is the location of the Riverhurst Ferry, a cable ferry that crosses the lake to Lucky Lake on the west bank. Highway 42 (which provides access to the community) crosses Lake Diefenbaker by the Riverhurst Ferry. The village is located 8 km south of the Elbow crater.

Notable residents

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Thomas Brian King (who was shot to death in Saskatoon) lived in Riverhurst.

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters".
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008.
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11.
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line".
  5. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 358. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  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, 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.
  10. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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