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Riverhurst

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Riverhurst
Village
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CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest
Census division7
Rural MunicipalityMaple Bush
Government
 • Governing bodyRiverhurst Village Council
Area
 • Total
124.8 km2 (48.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
130
 • Density0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 42
WebsiteVillage of Riverhurst
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Riverhurst (2021 population: 152) 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]

History

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Riverhurst incorporated as a village on June 22, 1916.[6]

Demographics

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Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981193—    
1986180−6.7%
1991174−3.3%
1996158−9.2%
2001143−9.5%
2006121−15.4%
2011114−5.8%
2016130+14.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riverhurst had a population of 152 living in 74 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of 16.9% from its 2016 population of 130. With a land area of 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 150.5/km2 (389.8/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Riverhurst recorded a population of 130 living in 69 of its 114 total private dwellings, a 12.3% change from its 2011 population of 114. With a land area of 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 142.9/km2 (370.0/sq mi) in 2016.[10]

Infrastructure

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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.

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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