Prud'homme, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Prud'homme
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:15
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Bayne
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Stacey Wutzke
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Barbie Stachniak
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Prud'homme Village Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:February 1, 1906
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:1908
Named For:Joseph H. Prud'homme
Area Total Km2:0.84
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:167
Population Density Km2:198.7
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Coordinates:52.337°N -105.893°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0K 3K0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 27
Footnotes:[1]

Prud'homme (; 2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371 and Census Division No. 15. It is approximately 60km (40miles) northeast of Saskatoon. Prud'homme was first known by the name of Bluebell Ranch, then Lally Siding. In 1905 the Canadian Northern Railway came through and renamed it Marcotte's Crossing; two years later it became known as Howell; and finally, in 1922, it was named after the Suffragan Bishop of Prince-Albert–Saskatoon, Joseph H. Prud'homme. The community is mostly based on agriculture.

History

Prud'homme incorporated as a village on November 15, 1922.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Prud'homme had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.79km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Prud'homme recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.84km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2013-11-25.
  2. 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.
  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.