Dollard, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Dollard
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:CAN SK Arlington#Saskatchewan
Coordinates:49.6156°N -108.5861°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1909
Established Title2:Village established
Established Date2:1910
Area Total Km2:0.63
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:35
Population Density Km2:55.4
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 13
Blank1 Name:Industries
Blank1 Info:Agriculture
Oil
Trucking
Footnotes:[1]

Dollard is an unincorporated community, within the Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is situated on the historic Red Coat Trail in the southwest corner of the province, 13 km west of the town of Shaunavon and 21 km east of the town of Eastend. It is approximately 100 km from the Montana USA border and 130 km to the Alberta border.

History

By 1908 enough French speaking settlers had arrived in the region to establish a community which they named Valroy (Val Roy). The name was later changed to Dollard. The name Dollard was chosen by Father Louis-Pierre Gravel (the founder of Gravelbourg) to honour the memory of a hero of New France, Adam Dollard, Sieur des Ormeaux.[2] [3]

A post office was established in 1909 and in 1911 the church of Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) was built. A store soon followed and then a school in 1912.[3]

The post office closed in 1988.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dollard had a population of 20 living in 11 of its 14 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

Dollard in popular culture

The character Wanda Dollard from the Canadian comedy television series Corner Gas is named for this town.

See also

References

49.6156°N -108.5861°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-06-01.
  2. Web site: FRENCH SETTLEMENTS. Anderson. Alan. Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Great Plains Research Center. 2006. 2014-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527004839/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/french_settlements.html. 2013-05-27. dead.
  3. Web site: Musee Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan (Dollard). 2014-06-02.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.