Woodrow, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Woodrow
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Woodrow
Coordinates:49.7°N -106.7172°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Census division
Subdivision Type3:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Title2:Governing body
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1909-06-01
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:N/A
Established Title3:Dissolved
Established Date3:March 21, 2002
Area Total Km2:0.42
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:5
Population Density Km2:11.9
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0H 4M0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 13
Highway 610
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Thomson Lake

Woodrow is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan approximately 6 miles west of Lafleche. This present day agricultural area was once the hub of the local area with lumber yards, grain elevators, 3 churches and 3 or more general stores. The village was formally dissolved on March 21, 2002, and is now administered by the surrounding Rural Municipality of Wood River No. 74.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodrow had a population of 20 living in 6 of its 6 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 58. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Transportation

Saskatchewan Transportation Company provided intercity bus service until the end of May, 2017, when service was discontinued.[3]

Churches

The Woodrow Gospel Chapel began service in 1909 by George Reimche, and was based on immigrants from North Dakota when the community was originally known as Hoffnungsfeld.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Restructured Villages. Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. 2010-12-20.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.
  3. Web site: Saskatchewan Transportation Company: Route Map. Saskatchewan Transportation Company. PDF. 2010-12-20.
  4. Web site: Woodrow Gospel Chapel. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2010-12-20.