Langenburg, Saskatchewan
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | No. 181 |
| Post office Founded | 1 February, 1888 |
| Village established | 1 April, 1903 |
| Town incorporated | 15 September, 1959 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Dave Schappert |
| - Federal Electoral District M.P. | Garry Breitkreuz |
| - Provincial Consituency M.L.A. | Bob Bjornerud |
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| Website: Langenburg, Saskatchewan | |
Langenburg (pronounced /ˈlændʒənbərg/) is a town in the rural municipality of Langenburg, RM No. 181, located within the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities SARM Division No. 1 and Census Division No. 5, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Langenburg lies on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) in the southeastern part of the province, 15 km west of the Manitoba border, at the junction with Highway 8. The nearest city is Yorkton located 70 km northwest along Highway 16. The current population stands at about 1,100.
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[edit] History
What would later become the Langenburg district was surveyed by the federal government in 1880 and British settlers were already established to the northeast of present day Marchwell in the Wolverine district in the early part of the decade. Settlers of predominantly German origin began to arrive in the Langenburg area in the mid 1880s, attracted by the lure of free homesteads granted by the federal government and a promise of freedom and prosperity. The original community was called "Colony Hohenlohe" after Prince Hohenlohe von Langenburg, a German nobleman who had visited western Canada in 1883 and subsequently recommended it to German emigrants as more suitable destination than the United States.[5] In the winter of 1886–87 the Manitoba & North-Western Railway reached the area and a station named "Langenburg" was established.
[edit] Law and government
- The citizens of Langenburg are represented by a town council which includes the mayor, an alderman, and five councillors. The current council members are Mayor Dave Schappert, Alderman Warren Kotzer, and Councillors Brad Sicinski, Warren Vandenameele, Blair Gamey, Don Wyand and Don Fogg. Howard McCullough is the Town Administrator. Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
- Langenburg is located in the provincial consituency of Melville-Saltcoats, and when elections are held, voting takes place at polling stations 35 to 39 located at the Langenburg Community Centre, 101 Carl Avenue West. The most recent election of MLAs took place on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 and Bob Bjornerud of the Saskatchewan Party was re-elected.
- The current M.P. representing Langenburg as part of the federal electoral district of Yorkton-Melville is Garry Breitkreuz, a former teacher and principal. He was first elected in 1993. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
[edit] Geography
- Physical geography (area, unique features) See Geography of Saskatchewan for physiographic region
- Transportation: highway, rail
[edit] Economy
- Major industries/products
- Taxes
- There are a wide variety of services currently available in the Langenburg area. Permanent services include the post office, ambulance and health care (medical and dental clinics, the Care Home), R.C.M.P., fire, Senior rental units and schools. Other services include a number of retail outlets and services (accountants, auto dealers, beauty salons and barber shops, clothing shops, hotel and restaurants, grocery and hardware supplies, pharmacy, realtors, plumbing, radio & TV sales and service, electrical goods and services, florists, sporting goods, small engine repairs, a travel agent, lawyers, machinery dealers, painting and decorating services, tire sales and services, video rentals, bulk oil and fuel sales, grain elevators and grain marketing, financial institutions, funerary services and so on. There is a movie theatre, a library, an arts centre, a liquor board outlet and a veterinary clinic. Service clubs include the Lions & Lioness, the Arts Council, the Elks & Royal Purple, the Legion and Fish & Game. There are six churches: St Paul's Lutheran, Christ Lutheran, St. Joseph's Catholic, Pentecostal, United and Anglican.
[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[6]:
| • Population: | 1,048 (-5.3% from 2001) |
| • Land area: | 3.46 km² (1.34 sq mi) |
| • Population density: | 303.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (786 /sq mi) |
| • Median age: | N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A) |
| • Total private dwellings: | 512 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 479 |
| • Mean household income: | $N/A |
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Check out also Culture of Saskatchewan
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- religious makeup
[edit] Sites of interest
Carlton Trail Regional Park and Golf Course is located 18 km south of Langenburg on No. 8 Highway.
[edit] Education
Langenburg has two education centres for students: Hoffman Elementary School and Langenburg High School.
[edit] Sports teams
The Langenburg Warriors play in the Triangle Hockey League and finished second in the 2006-2007 season.
[edit] Notable natives
Langenburg is the home town of Kelly Buchberger, formerly of the National Hockey League and currently head coach of the Springfield Falcons, an affiliate of the Oilers American Hockey League.
[edit] Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 50° 50' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 101° 42' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Sections 27 and 34, Township 21, Range 31 west of the 1st Meridian
- Time zone (CST) UTC−6
This information for the above chart can be found on the listing given at Canadian Geographical names or the Canadian Archives Post Office and Post Master website see external links below for helpful URLs
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[edit] Notes
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php>
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html>
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute., CTI Determine your provincial constituency, <http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm>
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Elections Canada On-line, <http://www.elections.ca/home.asp>
- ^ Adams, Irene and Johnson, Gilbert. Walk Back Through Time. p. 24; Saskatoon: Modern Press, 1980.
- ^ 2006 Community Profile
- ^ Becquet's Custom Programming (August 17, 2005), Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory, <http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm>
[edit] Published Works
- Adams, Irene and Johnson, Gilbert. Walk Back Through Time. 1980. Saskatoon: Modern Press, 1980.
- Adams, Irene, ed. One Hundred Years in the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit. 1989. Langenburg: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1989.
- Schaab, Mary, ed. Our Heritage. 1997. Langenburg: The Langenburg and District Book Committee, 1997.
[edit] References
see Notes.
[edit] External links
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project
- GeoNames Query
- 2006 Community Profiles
- Community of Langenburg website
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