Cullen is a former
hamlet
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in
Benson Rural Municipality No. 35,
Saskatchewan
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, Canada.
Cullen and the nearby community of
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Organizations
* Bryant Bank, a bank in Alabama, United States
* Bryant Electric Company, an American manufacturer of electrical components
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are named after Quaker poet, journalist, and editor
William Cullen Bryant
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.
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Demographics
Cullen, like so many other small communities
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throughout Saskatchewan
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, has struggled to maintain a sturdy population causing it to become a semi ghost town
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Film and television
* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
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. At its peak population Cullen had a total of
See also
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
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* Hamlets of Saskatchewan
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References
Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
Division No. 1, Saskatchewan
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