Rosthern is a town at the juncture of Highway 11 and Highway 312 in central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert and Saskatoon.
Rosthern | |
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Town | |
 Business District Sixth Street | |
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| Coordinates: 52°39′50″N 106°20′16″W / 52.66389°N 106.33778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Rosthern |
| Post office founded | 1893-09-01 |
| Village established | 1898 |
| Town incorporated | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dennis Helmuth |
| • M.P. (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek) | Kelly Block |
| • M.L.A. (Rosthern-Shellbrook) | Scott Moe |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,688 |
| • Density | 392.0/km2 (1,015/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0K 3R0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |   Highway 11 / Highway 312 |
| Website | rosthern |
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History
editMennonite settlers, led by Gerhard Ens, began arriving in the area around 1890, with the establishment of the Qu'Appelle, Long Lake & Saskatchewan Railway to Prince Albert.[6] The post office was established in 1893, and by 1898 the community achieved village status. In 1903, Rosthern was incorporated as a town.[7]
There are several apocryphal versions of the story about how the town got its name. One is that in the late 1880s when the railway ran through from Regina to Prince Albert a man by the name of Ross drowned in the creek that flows through the town. Terne is old English for tarn meaning a pool, and the name stuck.[8] In all likelihood, however, the town's name echoes an old world name brought over by a homesick worker on the railroad, in this case that of Rostherne, a village in the United Kingdom.[9]
Attractions and recreation
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Rosthern has a public library, many parks and walking trails, Valley Regional Park with an 18-hole grass green golf course, two ball-diamonds, two indoor hockey rinks, a curling rink, bowling alley, and three school gyms. An outdoor swimming pool was completed in 2005. Rosthern is also home to the Youth Farm Bible Camp.
Nearby Rosthern is the Seager Wheeler Farm, a National Historic Site of Canada, and the Rosthern Mennonite Heritage Museum (c. 1909–1910). It is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[10]
Valley Regional Park
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Valley Regional Park (52°41′00″N 106°18′02″W / 52.6834°N 106.3006°W),[11] founded in 1974, is a regional park about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east of Rosthern on the western shore of Rempel Lake. The park has an 18-hole golf course, campground, and picnic area. There is also a 100-foot slide and an 80-foot zip line. The campground has about 80 campsites and modern washrooms and showers. Access to the park is from Highway 11.[12][13]
Valley Regional Park Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 72 course with grass greens and 6,577 total yards. There is a pro shop, practice green, and a licensed clubhouse.[14]
Churches
editRosthern is home to over ten churches including Mennonite, Ukrainian Orthodox, Swedenborgian, Pentecostal, Anglican, Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Lutheran, Seventh-day Adventist, Christian & Missionary Alliance, and Baptist.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rosthern had a population of 1,602 living in 642 of its 694 total private dwellings, a change of -5.1% from its 2016 population of 1,688. With a land area of 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 387.0/km2 (1,002.2/sq mi) in 2021.[15]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,602 (-5.1% from 2016) | 1,688 (7.4% from 2011) | 1,572 (13.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi) | 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi) | 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Population density | 386.9/km2 (1,002/sq mi) | 392.0/km2 (1,015/sq mi) | 365.0/km2 (945/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.2 (M: 40, F: 42.4) | 43.3 (M: 41.8, F: 44.8) | 46.0 (M: 43.6, F: 47.7) |
| Private dwellings | 645 (total) | 747 (total) | 731 (total) |
| Median household income | $N/A | $N/A |
Notable people
edit- Bill Braden, politician
- George Braden, 2nd Premier of Northwest Territories
- Russ Brayshaw, hockey player
- Onésime Dorval, educator
- Wayne Elhard, politician
- Isaak Elias, politician
- Gerhard Ens, town founder
- Jerry Friesen, football player
- Ben Heppner, politician
- Jim Hrycuik, hockey player
- Roger Kortko, hockey player
- George Langley, politician
- Frederick Loveroff, artist
- Archibald Peter McNab, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
- Myles Morin, politician
- Earle Morris, curler
- Barbara Nickel, writer
- Erdman Penner, Disney screenwriter
- Jim Penner, businessman and politician
- J. D. Denis Pelletier, judge
- Richie Regehr, hockey player
- Robyn Regehr, hockey player
- Jeanne Thomarat, artist
- Maurice Vellacott, politician
- Seager Wheeler, author
- Art Wiebe, hockey player
- Berny Wiens, politician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 6 October 2006, retrieved 2 August 2007
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007, retrieved 2 August 2007
- ^ Rosthern (Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Rosthern". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Russell, E. T. (1975), What's in a Name?, Saskatoon, Sk: Western Producer Prairie Books, p. 276, ISBN 1-894022-92-0
- ^ Barry, Bill (2003), People Places Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames, Regina, Canada: Print West communications, p. 230, ISBN 1-894022-92-0
- ^ http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=1576 Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Canadian Register of Historic Places.
- ^ "Valley Regional Park (Rosthern Section)". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Golf, Regional Park Campground, Municipal / Regional Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Valley". Regional Parks of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Regional Parks. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Valley Regional Park Golf Club". Golf Canada. Golf Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.