Dundurn is a town of 647 residents surrounded by the RM of Dundurn No. 314, in the

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. Dundurn is located on Highway 11, or Louis Riel Trail, in central Saskatchewan, about 42 km south of Saskatoon. As well as being an agricultural town, it is a bedroom community for both

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and Canadian Forces Detachment Dundurn, which is located north of town and is a detachment of 17 Wing Winnipeg. The town is situated between Highway 11 and the north end of Brightwater Lake, with Swamp Lake directly north of town. Dundurn is run under a mayor-council form of civic governance.

History

The Regina Branch of the

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(CNR) came through in 1889.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Dundurn 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.

Education

Students in kindergarten to grade six are able to attend school at Dundurn Elementary School. After graduation, students can acquire further education in

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at Hanley Composite School, which is a kindergarten to grade 12 school.

Sites of interest

Blackstrap Provincial Park is a conservation and recreation area with a man-made lake, Blackstrap Lake, a man-made mountain, Mount Blackstrap, that is located east of town. Between 1969 and 1970, Mount Blackstrap was constructed as a ski hill to host the 1971 Canada Winter Games, which were awarded to Saskatoon. The ski hill remained open to the public until 2008 and is now abandoned. Dakota Dunes Casino and associated Dakota Dunes Links Golf course is nearby on the

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. The casino and convention centre opened in 2007. CFB Dundurn Golf Club is located at

CFD Dundurn Canadian Forces Detachment Dundurn (also CFD Dundurn) is a Canadian Forces facility located near the town of Dundurn, Saskatchewan, and approximately 40 km south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, along the east bank of Brightwater Creek. Camp Du ...

, a short distance from the town of Dundurn. The roadside attractions ''Bone Gatherer'' and ''Horse and Wagon'' are two additions on Highway 11. Wilson Museum which is hosted in three buildings one of which is the Woodview School is located in the town of Dundurn.

Heritage buildings

The town has three designated heritage properties: *''Dundurn Community Centre'' (formerly ''Dundurn School'' or ''Old Brick School'') - The building was built in 1916, by the Bigelow Bros. with R. M. Thomson as the architect. The building served as a school from 1916 until 1980. Today the building is used as a community centre. *''Old Bank Building'' (formally ''Northern Bank''; ''Northern Crown Bank''; ''Dundurn Post Office'') - Originally built 1906 as a two-story wood-frame bank building housing the Northern Bank (Canada), Northern Crown Bank and Royal Bank. The building housed a post office from 1935 until 1957. *''Dundurn Moravian Brethren Church'' (also called the United Church of Dundurn building) - The church was constructed as a joint church building housing the Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Moravian members communities. The church was a joint-stock company owned by the member denominations.

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* * * {{Coord, display=title, name=Dundurn, Saskatchewan, 51.80959, -106.50763, format=dms, region:CA_type:city Dundurn No. 314, Saskatchewan Towns in Saskatchewan Division No. 11, Saskatchewan