Prud'homme, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Prud'homme (disambiguation).
Prud'homme
Village

Railway Avenue
Prud'homme
Coordinates: 52°20′13″N 105°53′35″W / 52.337°N 105.893°W / 52.337; -105.893
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 15
Rural Municipality Bayne
Post office Founded February 1, 1906
Incorporated (Village) 1908
Government
 • Mayor Bamford Hounjet
 • Administrator Memphis Campbell
 • Governing body Prud'homme Village Council
Area
 • Total 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 167
 • Density 198.7/km2 (515/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0K 3K0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 27
Website Village of Prud'homme
[1][2][3][4]

Prud'homme is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located approximately 60 kilometres (37 miles) northeast of Saskatoon. Prud'homme was first known by the name of Bluebell Ranch, then Lally Siding. In 1905 the railroad came through and renamed it Marcotte's Crossing, two years later it became known as Howell, and finally in 1922 it was later named after the bishop Msgr. Joseph H. Prud'homme.[5] The community is mostly based on agriculture.

The population is mostly made up of Ukrainian, Hungarian, Polish and Fransaskois communities. French is widely spoken among many of the older generations. There has been an increase in French speakers among the youth due to the francophone school of École Providence, in the nearby town of Vonda.

Main attractions: Town jail, Jeanne Sauvé park, Museum, Laurie's Lizard Lounge, The Let Go, Robinhood tree and Wildlife conservation area (Ducks unlimited)

Demographics

Notable Prud'hommers

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. ↑ Russell, E. T. (1973), What's in a name?: Travelling through Saskatchewan with the story behind 1600 place-names (2 ed.), Western Producer Book Service, ISBN 978-0-919306-39-4
  6. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.

External links

 Alvena Cudworth
Vonda Bremen
   Prud'homme  
Meacham Dana

Coordinates: 52°20′13″N 105°53′35″W / 52.337°N 105.893°W / 52.337; -105.893

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