Verwood is an
unincorporated community
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in
Excel Rural Municipality No. 71,
Saskatchewan
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,
Canada
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. The community previously held the status of a village until December 31, 1954.
History
When a name was being decided for the village, it was decided to use the name of the first resident that would die. The first person who died was six year old Vera Ann Wood. Vera died from an accident in which her dress caught on fire as she was putting straw into the stove to make her father a cup of tea. She originally survived the incident, but later died from her injuries. In addition to having the village named after her, her death also led to the creation of the Verwood Cemetery on the north side of Hwy 13.
Prior to December 31, 1954, Verwood was incorporated as a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
, and was restructured as an unincorporated community under the jurisdiction of the
Rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
of Excel on that date.
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 ...
References
Excel No. 71, Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Division No. 3, Saskatchewan
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