Bromhead, Saskatchewan Explained

Bromhead
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Coordinates:49.1817°N -103.6753°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:South-east
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:1
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Souris Valley
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1913
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Souris Valley No. 7
Leader Title1:Reeve
Leader Name1:Steven Berg
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Erica Pederson
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Title4:MLA
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0C 1Z0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 35
Highway 18
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Long Creek Railroad Company Inc

Bromhead is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Souris Valley Rural Municipality No. 7, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is approximately 5km (03miles) north of Highway 18 and 45km (28miles) west of the City of Estevan.

When Bromhead was first established in 1913, it was a thriving community and one of the biggest stops along the railway. It featured a three-storey hotel, dance hall, blacksmith shop, tailor, department store, cafe, and photo gallery. A fire swept through town in 1916 and it never fully recovered as many residents didn't have insurance or chose to relocate elsewhere.[1] The town, though, didn't completely die then as some of the town did rebuild.

As of 2018, 14 people lived in Bromhead.[2] The local church, Hamar Lutheran, is still open; the post office is still in use;[3] the railway through town, Long Creek Railroad Inc,[4] was bought by locals and put back into service; and the grain elevator is still in use. Most of the buildings, such as the schoolhouse, gas station, houses, and stores are abandoned.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prairie Ghost Towns - Bromhead, SK.
  2. Web site: Population numbers for southeast urban and rural municipalities released in annual report .
  3. Web site: Canada Post Bromhead - Canada Post Office Hours - StoreLocate.ca.
  4. Web site: Home . longcreekrailroad.ca.