Heward, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Heward.
Village of Heward

Location of Heward in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 49°44′13″N 103°08′46″W / 49.737°N 103.146°W / 49.737; -103.146
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 1
Rural Municipality Tecumseh
Post office Founded N/A
Incorporated (Village) N/A
Incorporated (Town) N/A
Government
 • Mayor John Griffin
 • Administrator Zandra Slater
 • Governing body Heward Village Council
Area
 • Total 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 20
 • Density 20.2/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0G 2G0
Area code(s) 306
Highways highway 33
[1][2][3][4]

Heward is a Village located along highway 33 in southeastern Saskatchewan. Even though it has under 30 people it still maintains a post office, rink, and hall that all service the farming community. In 1977 Prairie Trails and Tales: Heward Saskatchewan 1900-1976 was written by Muriel Dempsey. The book goes into great detail about the families that lived in the community.

History

Bryce Dickey who was born in Heward in 1908 wrote a very extensive history of the village which is published in the summer 2007 issue of Folklore magazine. He describes how "Reverend Pike, an Englishman and a bachelor decided to build a new church and it was to be the same design and construction as one in England that had been lost to the sea due to coastal erosion. The chimes and font were from this church and were installed in the Heward church. When the church was finally closed, the chimes and font were sent to a church in Regina.[5]

Demographics

See also
  Heward  

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on December 11, 2007
  3. ↑ "CTI Determine your provincial constituency", Canadian Textiles Institute., 2005
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. ↑ "The Rise and Fall of Heward" - Bryce Dickey. Folklore, Summer 2007
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.

Coordinates: 49°44′13″N 103°08′46″W / 49.737°N 103.146°W / 49.737; -103.146

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