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St. Louis ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the
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of
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within the Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431 and Census Division No. 15. It is south of the city of
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and northeast of
Batoche Batoche, which lies between Prince Albert and Saskatoon in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, was the site of the historic Battle of Batoche during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. The battle resulted in the defeat of Louis Riel and his M ...
. It was founded by
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settlers in the late 19th century, and is the northernmost
Southbranch Settlement Southbranch Settlement () was the name ascribed to a series of French Métis settlements on the Canadian prairies in the 19th century, in what is today the province of Saskatchewan. Métis settlers began making homes here in the 1860s and 1870s, ...
, a series of communities which range from Fish Creek in the south along the
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through
Batoche Batoche, which lies between Prince Albert and Saskatoon in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, was the site of the historic Battle of Batoche during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. The battle resulted in the defeat of Louis Riel and his M ...
and St. Laurent to St. Louis. The village is known also for the St. Louis light, a supposed
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anomaly.


History

St. Louis incorporated as a village on May 19, 1959. St. Louis is home to a large archaeological site of Indigenous artifacts predating those found at Wanuskewin near
Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
. Key discoveries at the site have included new species of wolf and buffalo approximately 25% larger than modern species and a bead that indicates decoration of clothing about 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. St. Louis is just northeast of South Branch House, one of many small trading posts from fur trading days; this post was attacked and burnt by the Atsina in the 18th century, in retaliation for the company's supplying their enemies the
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and
Assiniboine The Assiniboine or Assiniboin people ( when singular, Assiniboines / Assiniboins when plural; Ojibwe: ''Asiniibwaan'', "stone Sioux"; also in plural Assiniboine or Assiniboin), also known as the Hohe and known by the endonym Nakota (or Nakoda ...
with guns and goods.


Geography

The nearest community of size is
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, a twenty-seven-minute drive to the north. St. Louis is located near the intersection of Highway 2 north–south and Highway 25; Highway 2 used to run through the village, but now bypasses it several kilometres to the east. The grid road Highway 782 continues westerly along the
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to arrive at Duck Lake.


Demographics

In the
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conducted by
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, St. Louis 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 St. Louis 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

St. Louis is known also for its St. Louis light, a supposed
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anomaly, the historic St. Louis Bridge and the picturesque beauty of the
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. A large bison sculpture of an extinct species that was 25% larger than modern bison is on display. The sculpture was the last work of Ralph Berg, who created other monumental pieces in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.


Notable people

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Howard Adams Howard Adams (September 8, 1921 – September 8, 2001) was a twentieth century Métis academic and activist. Life He was born in St. Louis, Saskatchewan, Canada, on September 8, 1921, the son of Olive Elizabeth McDougall, a French Métis m ...
(1921–2001), academic and activist * John B. Boucher (1938–2010), politician * Maxime Lepine (1837–1897), politician and entrepreneur * Rich Pilon (born 1968), former ice hockey player * Joey Tetarenko (born 1978), former ice hockey player * Louis Schmidt (1844–1935), politician


See also

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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 ...
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List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan This is a list of francophone communities in Saskatchewan. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan are listed. The provincial average of Saskatchewanians whose mother tongue is French ...


References


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* {{Authority control Villages in Saskatchewan St. Louis No. 431, Saskatchewan Division No. 15, Saskatchewan Populated places on the South Saskatchewan River