Spalding (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a village in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Spalding No. 368 and Division No. 14, Saskatchewan, Census Division No. 14. It is named after Spalding, Lincolnshire, birthplace of the wife of the first postmaster for Spalding. The local economy is dominated by agriculture.

History

Spalding incorporated as a village on March 11, 1924. The town has two municipal heritage properties: * The Reynold Rapp Residence is a municipal designated historic building. The property is a two-story wood house that was constructed in 1926. In 1948, Reynold Rapp and his family moved into the house. He served as town overseer from 1950 to 1957 and as a member of Parliament from 1958 until 1968. The property was donated to the community in 1971 to serve as the home of the Reynold Rapp Museum, that was opened in 1972 by John Diefenbaker. *''Spalding United Church'' is a historic wood-frame church built in 1926. The design uses Gothic Revival and Tudor Revival elements.

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Spalding 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 Canadian census, 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Spalding 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

* Spalding is the birthplace of actress Kari Matchett. * Spalding is the birthplace of author Paul Yee. * Spalding is the birthplace of classical/operatic bass-baritone singer Nathan Berg.

References

{{SKDivision14 Villages in Saskatchewan Spalding No. 368, Saskatchewan Division No. 14, Saskatchewan