Heward, Saskatchewan Explained

Heward
Official Name:Village of Heward
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Heward in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:49.737°N -103.146°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Heward Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Doug Trowell
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Zandra Slater
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Name3:Robert Kitchen
Leader Title4:MLA
Leader Name4:Dan D'Autremont
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Area Total Km2:0.99
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:44
Population Density Km2:44.5
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0G 2G0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways

Heward (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65 and Census Division No. 1. The village is located along Highway 33 in southeastern Saskatchewan. Even though it has under 50 people it still maintains a post office, rink, and hall that all service the farming community. In 1977, Prairie Trails and Tales: Heward Saskatchewan 1900-1976 was written by Muriel Dempsey.

History

Heward incorporated as a village on November 21, 1904.[1]

Bryce Dickey, born in Heward in 1908, wrote an extensive history of the village which is published in the summer 2007 issue of Folklore magazine. He describes how "Reverend Pike, an Englishman and a bachelor decided to build a new church and it was to be the same design and construction as one in England that had been lost to the sea due to coastal erosion." The chimes and font were from this church and were installed in the Heward church. When the church was finally closed, the chimes and font were sent to a church in Regina.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Heward had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.92km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Heward recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.99km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. "The Rise and Fall of Heward" - Bryce Dickey. Folklore, Summer 2007
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  4. 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.