Prud'homme (;
2016 population: ) is a village in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371 and
Census Division No. 15. It is approximately northeast of
Saskatoon
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. Prud'homme was first known by the name of Bluebell Ranch, then Lally Siding. In 1905 the
Canadian Northern Railway
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came through and renamed it Marcotte's Crossing; two years later it became known as Howell; and finally, in 1922, it was named after the
Suffragan Bishop of Prince-Albert–Saskatoon, Joseph H. Prud'homme.
The community is mostly based on agriculture.
History
Prud'homme incorporated as a village on November 15, 1922.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Prud'homme 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 Prud'homme 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
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Maurice Baudoux
Maurice Baudoux (July 10, 1902 – July 1, 1988) was a Canadian priest and the Archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada.
Born in La Louvière, Belgium, he came to Canada when he was nine. He studied at Collège universitaire de Saint ...
,
Archbishop of Saint-Boniface
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Anthony Bidulka
Anthony Bidulka (born July 24, 1962) is a Canadian writer of mystery, thriller and suspense novels. Bidulka's books have been nominated for Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Awards, Saskatchewan Book Awards, a ReLit Award, and Lambda Literar ...
, author
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Jeanne Sauvé
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé (; ; April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian politician, journalist and stateswoman who served as the 23rd governor general of Canada from 1984 to 1990 and as the 29th Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada), ...
,
Governor General of Canada
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1984–1990, first woman in this office
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types ...
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List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
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The provincial average of Saskatchewanians whose mother tongue is French ...
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List of villages in Saskatchewan
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References
External links
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2001 Community ProfilesGeoNames Query Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives CanadaPrud'homme Village CouncilSaskatchewan Gen Web RegionSaskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
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Villages in Saskatchewan
Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan
Division No. 15, Saskatchewan