Hallonquist | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southwest Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 7 |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Coulee |
Leader Title2: | Governing body |
Leader Name2: | Coulee No. 136 Council |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1923 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 15 |
Population Blank1 Title: | National Population Rank (Out of 5,008) |
Timezone: | CST |
Elevation M: | 760 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0N 1S0 |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Highway 13 Highway 18 |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blank1 Info: | Braddock Lake Wiwa Creek |
Hallonquist is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located on Highway 363, about west of Hodgeville.
In 1923 the hamlet of Hallonquist was developed on a branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was named in honour of Joseph E. Hallonquist, a CPR clerk from Moose Jaw who had been decorated for bravery in World War I. He enlisted with the RAF and was credited with five aerial victories earning him the title of "Ace" and a Distinguished Flying Cross (RAF). Shot down over Germany he recuperated in a German hospital before being repatriated. In its heyday Hallonquist had two general stores, two restaurants, a blacksmith shop, a shoe repair shop, a lumber yard, two livery barns, a butcher shop, a pool hall, a barber shop, three oil agencies, three machine agencies and three elevators. Today, all that remains of the community is the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Also, every year Hallonquist has their amateur rodeo, a get-together for most of that area, including Swift Current.
In 2006, Hallonquist had a population of 15 living in 11 dwellings, a -21.1% decrease from 1996. The village had a land area of 1.71km2 and a population density of 8.8/km2.[1]