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Suggest pagesVenn, Saskatchewan
| Venn | |
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| — Hamlet — | |
 Venn
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| Coordinates: 51°37′00″N 105°18′02″W / 51.6167°N 105.3006°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 11 |
| Rural Municipality | Wreford |
| Established | N/A |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Former Mayor | Archie Smiley |
| • Administrator | Lacelle Kim |
| • Governing body | Reno No. 51 |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 14 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Twp Rd 310 |
| Waterways | Boulder Lake |
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Venn is a small hamlet in the south-central region of Saskatchewan, Canada, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the town of Watrous, about 10 km east of Highway 2.
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[edit] History
Venn, like almost every other town in Saskatchewan, once had its own wood crib grain elevator, but it was demolished in 2003. Many small towns throughout Canada like Venn have lost their grain elevators due to the consolidation of smaller grain companies to larger ones.
In its glory days, Venn had all the amenities of a small town, such as a number of businesses like restaurants, stores, and a bar, as well as a community hall. Due to not having a reliable source of drinking water, the small town began its slow decline, beginning in the 1950s and 1960s. Its population declined until it became a semi-ghost town. Today, there are 13–14 residents.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home (– Scholar search), Municipal Directory System, http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html[dead link]
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
[edit] External links
- 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
- Saskatchewan Cemetery Records
- Sask Cemeteries by Community and RM RM No. 280 - Wreford
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Coordinates: 51°37′00″N 105°18′02″W / 51.6166667°N 105.30056°W
