Craven (
2016 population: ) is a
village
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in the
Canadian province of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219
The Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219 (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipality (RM) in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan within ...
and
Census Division No. 6. The village lies north-east of the town of
Lumsden in the
Qu'Appelle Valley
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. It sits at the confluence of the Qu'Appelle River and
Last Mountain Creek. The
Craven Dam is on the east side of the village.
Craven is host to an annual country music festival called
Country Thunder Saskatchewan. Originally called the Big Valley Jamboree, it was first established by Father
Lucien Larré as a fundraiser for his Bosco Homes for emotionally disturbed youth.
A successor event, the Kinsmen Rock'N the Valley rock music festival, ran until 2004. The country music format was revived in 2005.
History
Craven was founded in 1882 by Colonel Stone and was originally called Sussex. The original settlement was located a half a mile east from the present site.
Craven incorporated as a village on April 11, 1905.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, Craven 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 Craven 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
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Tanner Glass
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, a retired
NHL
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ice hockey player
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
*
List of villages in Saskatchewan
A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municipalities Act'' ...
References
External links
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{{SKDivision6
Villages in Saskatchewan
Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan