Bladworth ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the

Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 The Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and Division No. 5. It is located in the south-central portion of the provinc ...

and Census Division No. 11. The village is located south of the City of

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on Highway 11.

History

Bladworth incorporated as a village on July 27, 1906. ;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

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and later a

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, from 1943 to 1948. 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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Bladworth had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Bladworth recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable people

* Greg Brkich (born 1958), politician *

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(1906-1930), serial killer and rapist *

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(born 1981), ice hockey player

References

Villages in Saskatchewan McCraney No. 282, Saskatchewan Division No. 11, Saskatchewan {{saskatchewan-geo-stub

History

Demographics

Notable people

See also

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