Theodore, Saskatchewan Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Official Name:Theodore
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Theodore, in Saskatchewan
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type2:Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
Subdivision Name2:Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Roger Hardie
Leader Title1:Federal Electoral District M.P.
Leader Title2:Provincial Constituency M.L.A.
Established Title:Post office founded
Established Date:1893-12-01
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1907
Area Land Km2:1.51
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:315
Population Density Km2:208.4
Timezone Dst:CST
Coordinates:51.425°N -102.9208°W

Theodore (2021 population: 315) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Insinger No. 275 and Census Division No. 9. Theodore is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead Highway, in southeastern Saskatchewan. The Theodore post office first opened in 1893 at the legal land description of Sec.1, Twp.28, R.7, W2. Theodore is located between Yorkton and Foam Lake.

With the end of passenger rail service in 1974, the Theodore railway station was adopted for use as a senior citizens' centre; it also serves as the home for the Theodore Historical Museum.[1]

History

Theodore incorporated as a village on July 5, 1907.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Theodore had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.51km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Theodore recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.73km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadian Pacific Railway Station . Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration . 2011-03-20.
  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, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.