| Riverhurst | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southwest |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 7 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Maple Bush |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Riverhurst Village Council |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Title3: | MP |
| Leader Title4: | MLA |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (Village) |
| Area Total Km2: | 124.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 130 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.91 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 50.55°N -106.51°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 306 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 42 |
| Blank1 Name: | Railways |
| Website: | Village of Riverhurst |
| Footnotes: | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Riverhurst (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224 and Census Division No. 7. It is in the southwest Coteau Hills area of the province, north of the Vermillion Hills. The community is located on Highway 42 east of Riverhurst Ferry. The village is primarily a farming community.
The name is a portmanteau of Riverside and Boldenhurst, two nearby post offices.[5]
Riverhurst incorporated as a village on June 22, 1916.[6]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riverhurst had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.01km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Riverhurst recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.91km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[8]
Riverhurst is situated close to the east bank of Lake Diefenbaker, and is the location of the Riverhurst Ferry, a cable ferry that crosses to Lucky Lake on the west bank. Highway 42 (which provides access to the community) crosses Lake Diefenbaker by the Riverhurst Ferry. The village is located 8 km south of the Elbow crater.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Thomas Brian King (who was shot to death in Saskatoon) lived in Riverhurst.
Curtis Voth, who played Semi-Professional Hockey is from Riverhurst.