Bladworth

Bladworth (2016 population: 65) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Census Division No. 11. The village is located 99 kilometres (62 mi) south of the City of Saskatoon on Highway 11.

Bladworth
Village
Village of Bladworth
Grain elevator in Bladworth
Bladworth
Location of Bladworth in Saskatchewan
Bladworth
Bladworth (Canada)
Coordinates: 51.366°N 106.138°W / 51.366; -106.138
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionCentral
Census division11
Rural MunicipalityMcCraney
Government
 • MayorRon Bessey
 • AdministratorDonna Bessey
 • Governing bodyBladworth Village Council
Area
 • Total0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total60
 • Density71.2/km2 (184/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0G 0L0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 11
[2][3][4]

History
Johnston House (circa 1911)

Bladworth incorporated as a village on July 27, 1906.[5]

Heritage properties

Bladworth is the site of a Saskatchewan Municipal Heritage property, a two-story brick house clearly visible from adjacent Highway 11. The J. Fred Johnston house is named for its builder, a Saskatchewan entrepreneur, Liberal Member of Parliament and later a Senator, from 1943 to 1948.[6] The home is now owned by Barkley and Tannis Prpick, proprietors of the local public house. Mr. Prpick is a noted local figure and third generation "Bladworthian".

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981124—    
1986120−3.2%
1991111−7.5%
199676−31.5%
200167−11.8%
200670+4.5%
201160−14.3%
201665+8.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Bladworth recorded a population of 65 living in 29 of its 38 total private dwellings, a 7.7% change from its 2011 population of 60. With a land area of 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 77.4/km2 (200.4/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Bladworth recorded a population of 60, a -14.3% change from its 2006 population of 70. With a land area of 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 71.4/km2 (185.0/sq mi) in 2011.[10]

Notable people

In 1926, disc golf was allegedly invented in Bladworth by a local elementary school student and his friends.[11]

Gordon Stewart Northcott, known for abducting and murdering 3 children in Wineville, California, was born in Bladworth in 1906.

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". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. Canada's Historic Places. "J. Fred Johnston House". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. "History of Disc Golf – Deaf Disc Golf Association". Archived from the original on 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2019-07-26.

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