Tuxford ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191 and Census Division No. 7.

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is south and Buffalo Pound Lake is north. Highway 2, Highway 42 and Highway 202 all intersect in the community. Highway 202 connects the community to

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to the east. Founded in 1907, the community was named after General George Stuart Tuxford of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. The community celebrated its

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in 2007.

History

Tuxford incorporated as a village on July 19, 1907.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Tuxford 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 Tuxford 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.

References

External links

* Villages in Saskatchewan Marquis No. 191, Saskatchewan Division No. 7, Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub