Woodrow is an
unincorporated community
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in the
Canadian
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province
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of
Saskatchewan
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approximately 6 miles west of
Lafleche. This present day agricultural area was once the hub of the local area with lumber yards, grain elevators, 3 churches and 3 or more general stores. The village was formally dissolved on March 21, 2002, and is now administered by the surrounding
Rural Municipality of Wood River No. 74.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Woodrow had a population of 20 living in 6 of its 6 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 58. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Transportation
Saskatchewan Transportation Company
The Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) was a Crown corporation in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan responsible for operating intercity bus routes in the province from 1946 to 2017. Created in 1946 by an Order in Council giving the com ...
provided intercity bus service until the end of May, 2017, when service was discontinued.
Churches
The Woodrow Gospel Chapel began service in 1909 by George Reimche, and was based on immigrants from
North Dakota
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when the community was originally known as Hoffnungsfeld.
Climate
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
References
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Wood River No. 74, Saskatchewan
Designated places in Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Populated places disestablished in 2002