Tuffnell Explained

Official Name:Tuffnell
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tuffnell in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:51.6425°N -103.3714°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Foam Lake No. 276
Established Title:Post Office Established
Established Date:1907-01-01
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306

Tuffnell is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

History

The first post office was established in 1907 under the name of Fountain (with Charles Woodhead as postmaster). The name of the community changed to Tuffnell in 1909.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tuffnell had a population of 5 living in 6 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Notable people

References

51.6425°N -103.3714°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices and Postmasters database . . 2011-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111119142015/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/ . 2011-11-19.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.