Englefeld, Saskatchewan

Englefeld
Village

Main Street
Englefeld

Location of Englefeld in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 52°10′08″N 104°39′43″W / 52.169°N 104.662°W / 52.169; -104.662
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 15
Rural Municipality St. Peter No. 369
Post office Founded February 1, 1907
Incorporated (Village) June 13, 1916
Government
 • Mayor Darrell Athmer
 • Administrator Lani Rae Best
 • Governing body Englefeld Village Council
Area
 • Total 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation 559 m (1,834 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 247
 • Density 380.7/km2 (986/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CST (UTC-6)
Postal code S0K 1N0
Area code(s) 306 / 639
Highways Hwy 5
Website Englefeld.ca
[2][3][4][5]

Englefeld (2011 population 247) is a village in St. Peter Rural Municipality No. 369, Saskatchewan, Canada, located thirty-two kilometres east of the city of Humboldt on Highway 5.

History

The community was named for Peter Engel, an abbot of Saint John's Abbey, located in Collegeville, Minnesota.[6] It is not known why Engel's name was spelled differently in the village's name. The surrounding area was settled by German Catholic immigrants in 1902-1903, and Englefeld was one of several communities within the tract known as St. Peter's Colony.[6]

Demographics

Economy

Arts and culture

Hog Fest - The Englefeld Hog Fest was originally organized by Father Florian Renneberg in 1972.[9] The 40th annual fundraising event brought in 1270 people over July long weekend (July 1–3, 2011) which included Canada day fireworks, carnival/farmers market festivities, culminating in a feast with 16 smoked pigs, and closing out with a pancake breakfast.[9] As part of the 25th Hog Fest (celebrated in 1996) a 7 ft tall (17 ft long) fiberglass pig was erected on top of the Koenders Manufacturing building located in Englefeld along Highway 5.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  4. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  5. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  6. 1 2 McLennan, David (2008), Our Town: Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park, Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, pp. 115–116, ISBN 978-0-88977-209-0
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  9. 1 2 Solomon, Keith. "40th annual Hogfest exceeds all expectations". Local News. Humboldt Journal. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

External links

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Coordinates: 52°10′08″N 104°39′43″W / 52.169°N 104.662°W / 52.169; -104.662

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