Cudworth, Saskatchewan
Cudworth | |
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Town | |
![]() Cudworth Heritage Museum Former CN station | |
Nickname: The Hub of the Cities | |
Location of Cudworth in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 52°29′N 105°43′W / 52.483°N 105.717°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
R.M. | Hoodoo No. 401 |
Census Division | Division 15 |
Settled | early 1900s |
Incorporated (village) | 1911 |
Incorporated (town) | 1961 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Harold Mueller [1] |
• Governing body | Cudworth town council |
• MP Saskatoon—University | Brad Trost |
• MLA Batoche | Delbert Kirsch |
Area | |
• Total | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 770 |
• Density | 348.7/km2 (903/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code | S0K 1B0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | Official website |
[3][4] |
Cudworth (English: /ˈkʊdwɜːrθ/) is a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada. Cudworth is located approximately 85 km north east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in the Minnichinas hills. Cudworth is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome.
Cudworth had a population of 770 people in 2011.[2] It has a public K-12 school, 60 local businesses and 3 churches serving the rural area surrounding it. It is surrounded by a large agricultural community. The first pioneers settled the area west of modern-day Cudworth in the late 19th century. German settlers arrived in 1903 and settled in nearby Leofeld, Saskatchewan.
When the village was established in 1911 it was named after the English philosopher Ralph Cudworth. Present day Cudworth continues to consist mainly of families with Ukrainian, and German origins.
History
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The town was originally peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin including Germany, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine.[5]
In September 2008, Cudworth's grain elevator went up into flames. Cudworth was one of three Saskatchewan towns that still had an original Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator and a Canadian National Railway (CN) train station.
Historic sites
Located two miles west of Cudworth is the historic Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine. The site consists of an altar, chapel, statue and Stations of the Cross on a hill west of Highway 2. The shrine was established after three children saw a beautiful sad lady dragging chains and carrying a golden cross – when they approached her, she vanished. There is an annual pilgrimage on the tenth Sunday after Easter. It is an official pilgrimage of the Saskatoon Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy.[6]
The Cudworth Heritage Museum (former CN Station) (c. 1925) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[7]
Demographics
2011 | |
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Population | 770 (4.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
Population density | 348.7/km2 (903/sq mi) |
Median age | 52.2 (M: 51.4, F: 53.5) |
Private dwellings | 357 (total) |
Median household income |
Transportation
The municipality operates the Cudworth Municipal Airport.
Notable people
References
- ^ Mike Borstmayer
- ^ a b "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2013-12-01
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ^ "History of Cudworth". Town of Cudworth. 2007. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Quick Facts About Communities". Prairie Innovation Enterprise Region. Retrieved 2009-12-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cudworth Museum (former CN Station)". Canada's Historic Places. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.