Richmound Explained

Official Name:Richmound
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:8
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Enterprise
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Brad Miller
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Stacey Jansma
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Richmound Village Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1912-08-15
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:0.47
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:154
Population Density Km2:327.8
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Coordinates:50.446°N -109.763°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0N 2E0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 371
Highway 635
Website:Official website
Footnotes:[2] [3]

Richmound (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142 and Census Division No. 8. It is approximately northeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The economy is driven in large part by the oil and gas sector as well as agriculture. The area was originally settled by Germans, mostly Catholics from South Russia.

The village has a community hall, church, skating arena, ball diamonds, a credit union and a general store. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and students are now bussed to a neighbouring village.

In September 2023, the leader of a sovereign citizen group Romana Didulo and about fifteen to twenty-five supporters took up residence in a former school.[4] [5] Didulo responded to demonstrations against her presence in Richmound by allegedly threatening local officials through emails and social media posts.[6] [7] [8]

History

Richmound incorporated as a village on May 5, 1947.[9]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richmound had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.48km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[10]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Richmound recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.47km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[11]

See also

External links

50.446°N -109.763°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2014-08-21.
  2. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . October 6, 2006 .
  3. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . January 15, 2016 .
  4. Web site: A QAnon 'queen' and the Canada town that wants her gone. Mike. Wendling. BBC News. 2023-09-28. 2023-09-28.
  5. Web site: 'Go Home': Locals Drive QAnon Queen Cult Leader Out of Yet Another Town. Mack. Lamoureux. Vice.com. 2023-09-20. 2023-09-28.
  6. News: 6 October 2023 . Cult of self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada' threatens Sask. village with public executions . CBC News . live . 6 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231006221209/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cult-of-self-proclaimed-queen-of-canada-threaten-sask-village-with-public-executions-1.6988680 . 6 October 2023.
  7. News: Lamoureux . Mack . 6 October 2023 . Death Threats, Closed Playgrounds: QAnon Queen Wreaks Havoc in Small Town Canada . Vice News . live . 7 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231007105638/https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx7q9/death-threats-closed-playgrounds-qanon-queen-wreaks-havoc-in-small-town-canada . 7 October 2023.
  8. News: 4 October 2023 . Ominous letters from 'Queen of Canada' concern Richmound mayor . CKOM News . live . 7 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231007105624/https://www.ckom.com/2023/10/04/ominous-letters-from-queen-of-canada-concern-richmound-mayor/ . 7 October 2023.
  9. 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.
  10. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  11. 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.