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Coordinates: 50°26′46″N 109°45′47″W / 50.446°N 109.763°W / 50.446; -109.763
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Not to be confused with Richmond (disambiguation).
Richmound
Village
Richmound is located in Saskatchewan
Richmound
Richmound
Richmound is located in Canada
Richmound
Richmound
Coordinates: 50°26′46″N 109°45′47″W / 50.446°N 109.763°W / 50.446; -109.763
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division8
Rural MunicipalityEnterprise
Post office Founded1912-08-15
Government
 • MayorBarry Manz
 • AdministratorLaurie Baron
 • Governing bodyRichmound Village Council
Area
 • Total0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total154
 • Density327.8/km2 (849/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0N 2E0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 371
Highway 635
WebsiteOfficial website
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The village of Richmound is located in southwestern Saskatchewan, approximately 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The economy is driven in large part by the oil and gas sector as well as agriculture. The area was originally settled by Germans, mostly Catholics from South Russia.

The village has a community hall, church, skating arena, curling rink, ball diamonds, stores, and a hotel. The population in 2011 was 154 people. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and the students are now bussed to a neighbouring village.

Local lore states that Richmond, British Columbia is actually named after Richmound. It is said that the founding fathers of Richmond BC simply forgot to add the 'U' in a classic (and historical) spelling error.

Demographics

Canada census – Richmound community profile
Population
Land area
Population density
Median age
Private dwellings
Median household income
References: earlier[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved 2014-08-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved 2014-08-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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