Richmound (
2016 population: ) is a village in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142
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and
Census Division No. 8. It is approximately northeast of
Medicine Hat
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,
Alberta
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. The economy is driven in large part by the oil and gas sector as well as agriculture. The area was originally settled by
Germans
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, mostly
Catholics from South Russia.
The village has a community hall, church, skating arena, ball diamonds, a credit union and a general store. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and students are now bussed to a neighbouring village.
In September 2023, the leader of a
sovereign citizen
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group
Romana Didulo
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and about fifteen to twenty-five supporters took up residence in a former school. Didulo responded to demonstrations against her presence in Richmound by allegedly threatening local officials through emails and social media posts.
History
Richmound incorporated as a village on May 5, 1947.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Richmound 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 Richmound 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.
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types ...
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List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
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List of villages in Saskatchewan
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References
External links
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Villages in Saskatchewan
Enterprise No. 142, Saskatchewan
Division No. 8, Saskatchewan