Lemberg, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Lemberg
Nickname:Community In Motion
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lemberg in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:50.732°N -103.195°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:No. 185
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Murray Clarke
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Lemberg Town Council
Established Title:Post office established
Established Date:1904
Established Title2:Village Incorporated
Established Date2:July 12, 1904
Established Title3:Town Incorporated
Established Date3:September 1, 1907
Area Land Km2:2.67
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:313
Population Density Km2:102.7
Timezone:CST
Elevation M:614
Elevation Ft:2014
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0A 2B0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 22
Website:Town of Lemberg
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3] [4]

Lemberg is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It was founded by ethnic German immigrants from Lviv (Austria-Hungary, now Ukraine), for which the German name was "Lemberg", as part of the Great Economic Emigration away from Galicia and Lodomeria[5] [6] starting in the mid to late-1800s.

History

The first post office opened on July 15, 1904.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lemberg had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.67km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

Religion

Lemberg is currently home to four places of worship: Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grace United Church, and the Pentecostal Assembly. A Baptist church once stood just south of Lemberg, but all that remains now is the cemetery.

Education

Lemberg is the home of North Valley High School (grades 7-12). North Valley Elementary School (grades K-6) is located in the neighbouring town of Neudorf.

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Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2014-04-09.
  2. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . 2006-10-06 .
  3. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
  4. Web site: Commissioner of Canada Elections . Chief Electoral Officer of Canada . Elections Canada On-line . 2005 . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp . 2007-04-21 .
  5. Web site: David McLennan. Lemberg. Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center. 22 September 2017.
  6. Book: Prymak, Thomas M. Gathering a Heritage: Ukrainian, Slavonic, and Ethnic Canada and the USA.. University of Toronto Press. 2015. 978-1442665507. Toronto. 80.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.