Glen Ewen (
2016 population: ) is a
village
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Enniskillen No. 3 and
Census Division No. 1. The village is located on the
Canadian Pacific Railway
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just south of
Provincial Highway 18. The towns of
Carnduff and
Oxbow __NOTOC__
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The term "oxbow" is widely used to refer to a U-shaped meander in a river, ...
are nearby.
The community was founded March 24, 1905 by a rail worker and Glen Ewen's first postmaster (Thomas Ewen). The town policy of tearing down any dwellings which have been vacated, combined with the current boom in the
oilfield
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Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the presence ...
in this area, has resulted in a housing shortage for incoming workers. The school closed in November, 1989, and is now the Glen Ewen Communiplex.
In 2011, the new Glen Ewen Hotel opened, replacing the old hotel that had burned down in 2007.
History
Glen Ewen incorporated as a village on March 24, 1904.
In 1959, the now defunct Glen Ewen Eagles were among the four founding teams of the men's senior
Big 6 Hockey League. They never won a championship.
[https://www.bigsixhockey.com/]
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada, Glen Ewen 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 Census of Population, the Village of Glen Ewen 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.
See also
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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 no ...
*
Villages of Saskatchewan
References
External links
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Villages in Saskatchewan
Enniskillen No. 3, Saskatchewan
Division No. 1, Saskatchewan