Rhein, Saskatchewan Explained

Rhein (pronounced 'Ryan') (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243 and Census Division No. 9.

History

Rhein incorporated as a village on March 10, 1913.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rhein had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.08km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Rhein recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.09km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

Economy

Commercial cultivation of industrial cannabis was banned in Canada in 1938, but as of 1928 1,640 acres of cannabis were grown in Canada, with 200 of those acres located in Rhein.[4]

Notable residents

Rhein was the hometown of Arnie Weinmeister, one of the only two Canadians to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Established Ukrainian-Canadian fiddler (the late) Bill Prokopchuk, who recorded several albums and appeared in the 1979 NFB film "Paper Wheat," was born in Rhein in 1925.

See also

References

51.3539°N -102.1947°W

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. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. Book: Report of the Minister of Agriculture for Canada. 1927. Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery. 15.