Paradise Hill ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 and Census Division No. 17.

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, and

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are the primary providers for the economy.

History

Paradise Hill incorporated as a village on January 1, 1947.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Paradise Hill 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 Paradise Hill 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

*The

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church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Paradise Hill was decorated by the artist Berthold Imhoff. *A giant ox and cart is at the entrance of the village commemorates the

Carlton Trail The Carlton Trail was the primary land transportation route in the Canadian Northwest for most of the 19th century, connecting Fort Carlton to Edmonton along a line of intermediate places. It was part of a trail network that stretched from the ...

. *The Marsh is north and west of the village with its walkways, paths and lookout offers bird watching opportunities. *The Frenchman Butte Museum, the Battle of Frenchman Butte National Historic Site, and

Fort Pitt Provincial Park Fort Pitt Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It includes the site of Fort Pitt, a trading post built in 1829 by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) on the North Saskatchewan River in Rupert's Land. It was ...

are all located within 15 to 30 minute driving distance.

Notable people

* John Rogers, played

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for the

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and in the WHA for the

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* Tanner Novlan (born 9 April 1986) is an actor and model.

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