Cudworth (English: /ˈkʊdwɜːrθ/) is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. Cudworth is located approximately 85 km north-east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in the Minnichinas Hills. Cudworth is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome.
Cudworth | |
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Town | |
 Cudworth Heritage Museum Former CN station | |
| Nickname: The Hub of the Cities | |
  Cudworth Location of Cudworth in Saskatchewan  Cudworth Cudworth (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°29′N 105°43′W / 52.483°N 105.717°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| R.M. | Hoodoo No. 401 |
| Census Division | Division 15 |
| Settled | early 1900s |
| Incorporated (village) | 1911 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charlee Medernach [1] |
| • Governing body | Cudworth town council |
| • MP Saskatoon—University | Brad Trost |
| • MLA Batoche | Delbert Kirsch |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 770 |
| • Density | 348.7/km2 (903/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0K 1B0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 2 |
| Website | Official website |
| [3][4] | |
Cudworth had a population of 770 people in 2011.[2] It has a public K-12 school, 60 local businesses and 3 churches serving the rural area surrounding it. It is surrounded by a large agricultural community.
The first pioneers settled the area west of modern-day Cudworth in the late 19th century. Established in 1911, the village was named after English philosopher Ralph Cudworth. Present day Cudworth continues to consist mainly of families with Ukrainian and German origins.
History
editThe town was originally peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin including Germany, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine.[5]
In September 2008, Cudworth's grain elevator went up in flames. Cudworth was one of three Saskatchewan towns that still had an original Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator and a Canadian National Railway (CN) train station.
Historic sites
editLocated two miles west of Cudworth is the historic Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine. The site consists of an altar, chapel, statue and Stations of the Cross on a hill west of Highway 2. The shrine was established after three children saw a beautiful sad lady dragging chains and carrying a golden cross – when they approached her, she vanished. There is an annual pilgrimage on the tenth Sunday after Easter. It is an official pilgrimage of the Saskatoon Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy.[6]
The Cudworth Heritage Museum (former CN Station) (c. 1925) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[7]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cudworth had a population of 772 living in 331 of its 364 total private dwellings, a change of -5.2% from its 2016 population of 814. With a land area of 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 364.2/km2 (943.1/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 772 (-5.2% from 2016) | 770 (4.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi) | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population density | 364.8/km2 (945/sq mi) | 348.7/km2 (903/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.4 (M: 45.6, F: 50.8) | 52.2 (M: 51.4, F: 53.5) |
| Private dwellings | 364 (total) 331 (occupied) | 357 (total) |
| Median household income | $66,500 |
Transportation
editThe municipality operates the Cudworth Municipal Airport.
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ Mike Borstmayer
- ^ a b "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 6 October 2006, retrieved 1 December 2013
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "History of Cudworth". Town of Cudworth. 2007. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ "Quick Facts About Communities". Prairie Innovation Enterprise Region. Retrieved 7 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cudworth Museum (former CN Station)". Canada's Historic Places. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.