Prud'homme (/pruːˈdoʊm/; 2016 population: 167) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371 and Census Division No. 15. It is approximately 60 kilometres (37 miles) northeast of Saskatoon. Prud'homme was first known by the name of Bluebell Ranch, then Lally Siding. In 1905 the Canadian Northern Railway 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.[5] The community is mostly based on agriculture.
Prud'homme incorporated as a village on November 15, 1922.[6]
Demographics
Population history (1981–2016)
Year
Pop.
±%
1981
222
—
1986
220
−0.9%
1991
184
−16.4%
1996
224
+21.7%
2001
203
−9.4%
2006
167
−17.7%
2011
172
+3.0%
2016
167
−2.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Prud'homme had a population of 177 living in 75 of its 87 total private dwellings, a change of 6% from its 2016 population of 167. With a land area of 0.79km2 (0.31sqmi), it had a population density of 224.1/km2 (580.3/sqmi) in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Prud'homme recorded a population of 167 living in 71 of its 78 total private dwellings, a -3% change from its 2011 population of 172. With a land area of 0.84km2 (0.32sqmi), it had a population density of 198.8/km2 (514.9/sqmi) in 2016.[10]
Notable people
Jeanne Sauvé, first female Governor General of Canada
Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
Russell, E. T. (1973), What's in a name?: Travelling through Saskatchewan with the story behind 1600 place-names (2ed.), Western Producer Book Service, ISBN978-0-919306-39-4
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