Bladworth Explained
| Bladworth |
| Official Name: | Village of Bladworth |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bladworth in Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates: | 51.366°N -106.138°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ron Bessey |
| Leader Title1: | Administrator |
| Leader Name1: | Donna Bessey |
| Leader Title2: | Governing body |
| Leader Name2: | Bladworth Village Council |
| Established Title: | Post office Founded |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (Village) |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated (Town) |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.84 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 60 |
| Population Density Km2: | 71.2 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0G 0L0 |
| Area Code: | 306 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 11 |
| Blank1 Name: | Railways |
| Footnotes: | [2] [3] |
Bladworth (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Census Division No. 11. The village is located 99km (62miles) south of the City of Saskatoon on Highway 11.
History
Bladworth incorporated as a village on July 27, 1906.[4]
- Heritage propertiesBladworth is the site of a Saskatchewan Municipal Heritage property, a two-story brick house clearly visible from adjacent Highway 11. The J. Fred Johnston house is named for its builder, a Saskatchewan entrepreneur, Liberal Member of Parliament and later a Senator, from 1943 to 1948.[5] The home is now owned by Barkley and Tannis Prpick, proprietors of the local public house. Mr. Prpick is a noted local figure and third generation "Bladworthian".
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bladworth had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.87km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Bladworth recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.84km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]
Notable people
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2014-08-21 . 2019-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190106155610/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E%0A . dead .
- Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . 2006-10-06 .
- Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
- Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
- Web site: Canada's Historic Places . J. Fred Johnston House . 2014-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140905015943/http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=16253 . 2014-09-05 .
- Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
- Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.
