Craven, Saskatchewan

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Craven
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Village of Craven
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Aerial view, from the south, of Craven and vicinity (2013). Craven is just left of centre; Lumsden is obscured by clouds at lower left. Last Mountain Lake is at upper left.
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Craven
Coordinates: 50°42′29″N104°48′33″W / 50.70806°N 104.80917°W / 50.70806; -104.80917
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Central
Census division 6
Rural Municipality Longlaketon No. 219
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Craven Village Council
 •  Mayor Scott Montgomery
 •  Administrator Karen Herman
Area
 • Land1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total214
 • Density176.7/km2 (458/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00 (CST)
Postal code
S0G 0W0
Area code(s) 306, 639, 474
Highways Saskatchewan Highway 20 (jct).svg Hwy 20
Saskatchewan Highway 99 (jct).svg Hwy 99
Saskatchewan Rural Municipal Route.svg
Saskatchewan Route 641.svg Hwy 641
Railways Canadian Pacific Railway
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Craven (2016 population: 214) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219 and Census Division No. 6. The village lies north-east of the town of Lumsden in the Qu'Appelle Valley. It sits at the confluence of the Qu'Appelle River and Last Mountain Creek. The Craven Dam is on the east side of the village.

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Craven is host to an annual country music festival called Country Thunder Saskatchewan. [5] Originally called the Big Valley Jamboree, it was first established by Father Lucien Larré as a fundraiser for his Bosco Homes for emotionally disturbed youth. [6] A successor event, the Kinsmen Rock'N the Valley rock music festival, ran until 2004. The country music format was revived in 2005.

History

Craven was founded in 1882 by Colonel Stone and was originally called Sussex. The original settlement was located a half a mile east from the present site. [7] : 47  Craven incorporated as a village on April 11, 1905. [8]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981206—    
1986235+14.1%
1991267+13.6%
1996 278+4.1%
2001 264−5.0%
2006 274+3.8%
2011 234−14.6%
2016 214−8.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [9] [10]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Craven had a population of 266 living in 111 of its 118 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Craven recorded a population of 214 living in 92 of its 104 total private dwellings, a

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 6 October 2006
  2. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007
  5. ↑ "Craven Country Jamboree". Craven Country Jamboree Ltd. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Larre, Lucien (1933-)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Great Plains Research Center, University of Regina. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Shiels, Leonard A. (1980). Villages: History of Craven. Our Roots – Canada's Local Histories Online. Retrieved 2 December 2014.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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  11. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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