Riceton, Saskatchewan

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Riceton is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 65 in the Canada 2006 Census. [1]

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History

The first grain elevator was built in 1913. [2] By 1968 Riceton's population was 128. [2]

Name

According to a collectively-researched 1968 publication on Saskatchewan place name origins, Riceton was named after J. S. Rice who owned the land on which the town was incorporated. [2]

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References

  1. Canada 2006 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
  2. 1 2 3 Russell, E. T. (1968). What's in a Name?: Traveling Through Saskatchewan with the Story of 1600 Place Names. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Book Service. p. 269.

Coordinates: 50°06′34″N104°19′09″W / 50.10944°N 104.31917°W / 50.10944; -104.31917