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Richard ( 2016 population: ) is a
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in the
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of
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within the Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 and Census Division No. 16. It is approximately east of the City of North Battleford.


History

Richard was founded in 1900 by Emile Richard. He was born in 1860, and died in
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in 1942. He moved out of Richard, Saskatchewan when the Richard House "Acadia" burnt down in 1935. The Richard post office was established in 1904. Richard incorporated as a village on October 11, 1916. At one time, Richard consisted of the following buildings: original Richard
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Building (1901), Patrick Labreque's store (later changed to Richard
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), Emile Richard's Barn, a Grain Elevator (opened in 1915), H. G. Grahams
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, Livery Barn, Richard Hotel, Emile Richard's brick home and garage (1917), CO-OP store (later Symonds Hardware), Mrs. Florence's Gift Shoppe, Richard Bank, Ernest McEwen home, H.P Voke house, Kokesh and Poeppings Garage, Richard C.N.R. Station, Skwara's Store, Town Hall, Corner Store, Colin Campbell's Store,
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, Haight House. The only one of these buildings standing today is the post office. Over the years, many of these buildings have been purchased and moved out of town.


Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by
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, Richard 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 Richard 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.


Government

The former mayor was Her Worship Merilyn Wawryk, before she died on April 11, 2017. She was succeeded in office by His Worship Dennis Wawryk, her son. The village Councillors are Veronica Tricker and Leon Fendelet. Stephanie Reiter is the village Administrator.


See also

*
List of communities in Saskatchewan Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities. Types ...
* Villages of Saskatchewan


References

{{Authority control Villages in Saskatchewan Douglas No. 436, Saskatchewan Division No. 16, Saskatchewan Populated places established in 1900