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Redvers, Saskatchewan
Redvers is a town in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is surrounded by, but administratively separate from, the Rural Municipality of Antler No. 61. Redvers is at the junction of Highway 8 and Highway 13, approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of the Manitoba boundary and 67 kilometres (42 mi) north of the Canada–United States border. The population was 1,008 in the 2021 Canadian census.
Established during the settlement of the Canadian Prairies, Redvers was named for British general Redvers Buller. Its post office opened in 1902 and the community was incorporated in 1904. The town developed as a commercial and service centre for a surrounding agricultural district; agriculture, oilfield activity, retail and professional services form parts of its economy. Highway 13 is promoted as the Red Coat Trail, commemorating the North-West Mounted Police's 1874 March West. A mounted-police statue, visitor information cabin and campground stand beside the highway on the western edge of town.
Redvers is in the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan. Highways 8 and 13 connect the town with communities on both sides of the Saskatchewan–Manitoba boundary, and the Canada–United States boundary is to the south. The town occupies 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) of land.
Redvers has cold winters and warm summers. At the Environment and Climate Change Canada station near the town, the 1981–2010 daily mean temperature ranged from −14.8 °C (5.4 °F) in January to 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) in July. Average annual precipitation was 443.6 millimetres (17.46 in), including 113.0 centimetres (44.5 in) of snow.
British and French settlers began homesteading in the Redvers district during the 1890s. Danish families arrived during the first decade of the 20th century, making the district Saskatchewan's only specifically Danish settlement area. The community took its name from Sir Redvers Buller, who commanded British forces during the Second Boer War. The post office was established in 1902, and Redvers was incorporated as a town in 1904. Several streets were named for other British military figures of the period.
Redvers also became part of a group of French-speaking settlements in southeastern Saskatchewan. The Roman Catholic parish of Notre-Dame-de-Fatima was organized in 1950. Danish settlers organized the Dannevirke Lutheran congregation in 1923.
The population reached about 200 by 1911 and changed little until after the Second World War. Redvers then grew rapidly during the 1950s and 1960s as it became a commercial centre for the surrounding district. The population stabilized from the mid-1980s into the early 2000s.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Redvers had a population of 1,008 living in 443 of its 514 total private dwellings, a decrease of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,042. With a land area of 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 347.6/km2 (900.2/sq mi) in 2021. The median age was 40.0 years.
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Redvers, Saskatchewan
Redvers is a town in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is surrounded by, but administratively separate from, the Rural Municipality of Antler No. 61. Redvers is at the junction of Highway 8 and Highway 13, approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of the Manitoba boundary and 67 kilometres (42 mi) north of the Canada–United States border. The population was 1,008 in the 2021 Canadian census.
Established during the settlement of the Canadian Prairies, Redvers was named for British general Redvers Buller. Its post office opened in 1902 and the community was incorporated in 1904. The town developed as a commercial and service centre for a surrounding agricultural district; agriculture, oilfield activity, retail and professional services form parts of its economy. Highway 13 is promoted as the Red Coat Trail, commemorating the North-West Mounted Police's 1874 March West. A mounted-police statue, visitor information cabin and campground stand beside the highway on the western edge of town.
Redvers is in the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan. Highways 8 and 13 connect the town with communities on both sides of the Saskatchewan–Manitoba boundary, and the Canada–United States boundary is to the south. The town occupies 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) of land.
Redvers has cold winters and warm summers. At the Environment and Climate Change Canada station near the town, the 1981–2010 daily mean temperature ranged from −14.8 °C (5.4 °F) in January to 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) in July. Average annual precipitation was 443.6 millimetres (17.46 in), including 113.0 centimetres (44.5 in) of snow.
British and French settlers began homesteading in the Redvers district during the 1890s. Danish families arrived during the first decade of the 20th century, making the district Saskatchewan's only specifically Danish settlement area. The community took its name from Sir Redvers Buller, who commanded British forces during the Second Boer War. The post office was established in 1902, and Redvers was incorporated as a town in 1904. Several streets were named for other British military figures of the period.
Redvers also became part of a group of French-speaking settlements in southeastern Saskatchewan. The Roman Catholic parish of Notre-Dame-de-Fatima was organized in 1950. Danish settlers organized the Dannevirke Lutheran congregation in 1923.
The population reached about 200 by 1911 and changed little until after the Second World War. Redvers then grew rapidly during the 1950s and 1960s as it became a commercial centre for the surrounding district. The population stabilized from the mid-1980s into the early 2000s.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Redvers had a population of 1,008 living in 443 of its 514 total private dwellings, a decrease of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,042. With a land area of 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 347.6/km2 (900.2/sq mi) in 2021. The median age was 40.0 years.
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