St. Louis ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the

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of Saskatchewan within the

Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431 The Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5. History The RM of St. Louis No. 431 incorporated as ...

and Census Division No. 15. It is south of the City of

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and northeast of

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. It was founded by

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settlers in the late 19th century, and is the northernmost Southbranch Settlement, a series of communities which range from Fish Creek in the south along the South Saskatchewan River through

and St. Laurent to St. Louis. The village is known also for the St. Louis light, a supposed paranormal anomaly.

History

St. Louis incorporated as a village on May 19, 1959. St. Louis is home to a large archaeological site of Indigenous artifacts predating those found at Wanuskewin near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Key discoveries at the site have included new species of wolf and buffalo approximately 25% larger than modern species and a bead that indicates decoration of clothing about 1000 years earlier than previously thought. St. Louis is just northeast of South Branch House, one of many small trading posts from fur trading days; this post was attacked and burnt by the Atsina in the 18th century, in retaliation for the company's supplying their enemies the

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and Assiniboine with guns and goods.

Geography

The nearest community of size is

, a twenty-seven-minute drive to the north. St. Louis is located near the intersection of

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north–south and Saskatchewan Highway 25, Highway 25; Highway 2 used to run through the village, but now bypasses it several kilometres to the east. The grid road Saskatchewan Highway 782, Highway 782 continues westerly along the South Saskatchewan River to arrive at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Duck Lake.

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Louis 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 St. Louis 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.

Attractions

St. Louis is known also for its St. Louis light, a supposed paranormal anomaly, the historic St. Louis Bridge and the picturesque beauty of the South Saskatchewan River. A large bison sculpture of an extinct species that was 25% larger than modern bison is on display. The sculpture was the last work of Ralph Berg, who created other monumental pieces in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Notable people

* Howard Adams (1921–2001), academic and activist * John B. Boucher (1938–2010), politician * Maxime Lepine (1837–1897), politician and entrepreneur * Rich Pilon (born 1968), former ice hockey player * Joey Tetarenko (born 1978), former ice hockey player * Louis Schmidt (1844–1935), politician

References

External links

* {{Authority control Villages in Saskatchewan St. Louis No. 431, Saskatchewan Division No. 15, Saskatchewan Populated places on the South Saskatchewan River