Otthon Explained

Official Name:Otthon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Otthon
Coordinates:51.1°N -102.601°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Subdivision Name4:Cana No. 214
Population Total:67
Population As Of:2011
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0A 2P0
Area Code:306

Otthon is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

The Otthon post office, opened in 1898, (closing briefly between 1898 and 1899) and then remained open until December 31, 1968.[1] Otthon was established in 1894 by Christopher Rennie, with the name Otthon meaning home in the Hungarian language.[2] The initial settlers were led by Rev. Janos Kovacs of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Pennsylvania. The settlement attracted Hungarian miners working in Pennsylvania as well as immigrants directly from Hungary[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Otthon had a population of 56 living in 26 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 73. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Item Display - Post Offices and Postmasters - Library and Archives Canada . www.collectionscanada.gc.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012062127/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001-119.01-e.php?&isn_id_nbr=10709&interval=24&&PHPSESSID=5n5gu8q0kehjhtl3ugf2vlknu3 . 2012-10-12.
  2. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/Saskatchewan/ethnic/hungarian/Otthon_Plaque.html
  3. Web site: The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details .
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.