Craven, Saskatchewan
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| Village of Craven | |
.jpg) Aerial view, from the south, of Craven and vicinity (2013). Craven is just left of center; Lumsden is obscured by clouds at lower left. Last Mountain Lake is at upper left. | |
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| Coordinates: 50°25′23″N 104°29′00″W / 50.422949°N 104.483348°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural Municipality | Longlaketon No. 219 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Craven Village Council |
| • Mayor | Adri Vandeven |
| • Administrator | Wendy Dunn |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 214 |
| • Density | 176.7/km2 (458/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0L 0L0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Hwy 20 Hwy 99  Hwy 641 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Craven is a village within the Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan, Canada. The village had a population of 214 in the 2016 Canada Census. The village lies northeast of the town of Lumsden in the Qu'Appelle Valley.
Craven was founded in 1882 by Colonel Stone and was originally called Sussex. The original settlement was located a half a mile east from the present site.[5]: 47
Craven is host to an annual country music festival called the Craven Country Jamboree.[6] It was originally called the Big Valley Jamboree, and was first established by Father Lucien Larré as a fundraiser for his Bosco Homes for emotionally disturbed youth.[7] A successor event, the Kinsmen Rock'N the Valley rock music festival, ran until 2004. The country music format was revived in 2005.
Demographics
| 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 214 (-8.5% from 2011) | 234 (-14.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 176.7 km2 (68.2 sq mi) | 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.20/km2 (3.1/sq mi) | 194.8/km2 (505/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42.7 (M: 42.7, F: 42.7) | 43.0 (M: 43.5, F: 42.8) |
| Private dwellings | 92 (total) | 100 (total) |
| Median household income |
Notable people
Craven is the hometown of NHL hockey player Tanner Glass.
See also
References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Shiels, Leonard A. (1980). Villages: History of Craven. Our Roots – Canada's Local Histories Online. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Craven Country Jamboree". Craven Country Jamboree Ltd. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "Larre, Lucien (1933-)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Great Plains Research Center, University of Regina. 2006. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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