Rosetown is a

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in the Canadian province of

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, at the junction of provincial Highway 7 and Highway 4, approximately 115 km southwest of

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. The town's motto, "The Heart of the Wheat Belt" reflects its history of being a farming community. A referendum was held in 2001, spearheaded by resident Teneal Crossman, to change the motto to “The Heart of the Meat Belt” to reflect the booming beef industry. The motto remained unchanged in a landslide vote supporting the original motto and Crossman soon left town. It is the largest town located in the ''Rural Municipality St. Andrew's 287, Saskatchewan''. Rosetown belongs currently to the federal electoral district of

Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar (formerly known as Saskatoon—Rosetown) was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Geography The district consisted of the s ...

which was formerly known as Saskatoon—Rosetown. Rosetown belongs to census division 12 for purposes of enumerating the population which was 2,277 residents in 2006. Rosetown won the 2004 Provincial Communities in Bloom.

History

On September 14, 1905, James and Anne Rose migrated from

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, England, to an area of

, Canada. They were the first settlers in the area now known as Rosetown. Later, in 1907, a group of people from the area, wanting a

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, made an application for one. As a name had to be given to the post office, the group dedicated it to the town's most senior settlers, the Roses. As the name "Rose" was already taken, the group added "town" to it to create "Rosetown". The post office opened on September 7, 1907. A

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was established near Rosetown after 1906. Rosetown became a village on August 29, 1909, after Wilrod Bifair sold his homestead for $12 an acre to the

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. Village status was granted on August 4, 1909, when the population reached 500 people. W.G. King, W.R. Ferguson, and N.B. Douglas formed the village council in the same year. The first village council meeting was held on September 27, 1909. W.G. King established the first business in the village in 1909. Later that year he built three other stores at different locations.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Rosetown 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.

Climate

Rosetown experiences a

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(

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''). Precipitation is quite low, with the majority of it falling in the summer months. The highest temperature ever recorded in Rosetown was on 4 July 1937. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 23 January 1943.

Education

Walter Aseltine School is the elementary school in Rosetown named after a member of parliament Walter Aseltine. Rosetown Central High School provides secondary school education for Rosetown and surrounding rural areas. Both schools are part of the Sun West School Division. The Sun West School Division Office which provides education to west-central Saskatchewan is located in Rosetown. Students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 attend Walter Aseltine School and Grades 7 to 12 attend the Rosetown Central High School. The average graduating class is 45-60 students depending on the year. Prairie West Regional College provides post secondary education.

Media

;Radio *1330 AM -

CJYM CJYM (1330 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada, it serves west central Saskatchewan. History It first began broadcasting in 1966 under the call letters CKKR. CJYM is a Class B ...

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*104.9 FM -

CKVX-FM CKVX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 104.9 FM with a country format branded as ''Country 104.9''. Licensed to Kindersley, Saskatchewan, it serves west central Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in 2005. The station is curr ...

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;Newspapers * Rosetown Eagle

Sports

The

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of the Sask Valley Hockey League play out of SaskCan Centre. They were formerly part of Allan Cup Hockey West.

Transportation

The first transportation was provided by a Red River Cart Trail called ''Old Bone Trail '' as well as the historic Swift Current-Battleford Trail. The town grew in 1910 once the Canadian National Railway track reached Rosetown.

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is located near Rosetown. Both Highway 7 and Highway 4 serve vehicular traffic to and from Rosetown.

Notable people

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, musician, school teacher * Walter Aseltine, PC, BA, QC was a

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parliamentarian and senator. * Walter Farquharson,

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, a former professional and Canadian international

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player * Randy Ireland, a

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Sherry Middaugh Sherry L. Middaugh (née Hamel, born October 11, 1966 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich. She is a five-time ...

née Sherry Hamel, a Canadian curler. * Robert (Bob) Ogle, a

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politician

References

External links

* * {{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan, towns=yes Towns in Saskatchewan Division No. 12, Saskatchewan