Neudorf ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the

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within the Rural Municipality of McLeod No. 185 and Census Division No. 5. It is on Highway 22 east of

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, and Abernethy, and west of Killaly. The community was established prior to the arrival of the

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; when it arrived the community was designated a divisional point, leading to a population boom.

History

Neudorf incorporated as a village on April 25, 1905.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Neudorf 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 Neudorf 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

Dick Assman Richard Arthur Assman (February 14, 1934 – August 15, 2016) was a Canadian gas station employee whose name propelled him to celebrity status across North America for four months in 1995. Career In 1995, Assman moved from working at one Petro- ...

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employee, known for appearing on the ''

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'' *

Doreen Kimura Doreen Kimura (February 15, 1933 – February 27, 2013) was a Canadian psychologist who was professor at the University of Western Ontario and professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University. Kimura was recognized for her contributions to the fiel ...

- Professor at

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, winner of the

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Ed Litzenberger Edward Charles John "Eddie" Litzenberger (July 15, 1932 – November 1, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger from Neudorf, Saskatchewan. Litzenberger was "donated" to the Chicago Black Hawks by the Montreal Canadiens in his first year i ...

- NHL hockey player *

Brian Propp Brian Phillip Propp (born February 15, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, from 1979 to 1994. He featured in five Stanley Cup Finals with three different NHL teams a ...

- NHL hockey player *

Percy Saltzman Percy Philip Saltzman, (March 15, 1915 – January 15, 2007) was a meteorologist and television personality best remembered for being the first weatherman in English-speaking Canadian television history. As a pioneer in weather forecasting ...

- First English-speaking Weatherman in Canada *

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- NHL hockey player *

Henry Taube Henry Taube (November 30, 1915 – November 16, 2005) was a Canadian-born American chemist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "his work in the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes." He ...

- Won the

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References

Villages in Saskatchewan McLeod No. 185, Saskatchewan Division No. 5, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision5-geo-stub