Hatton, Saskatchewan

Hatton, also known as Forres, is an unincorporated hamlet in Maple Creek Rural Municipality No. 111, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located on Highway 635 10 km north of the Trans Canada Highway, and 20 km northwest of Maple Creek. Not much is left of the once prosperous town of 800 citizens, but an old pioneer cemetery and schoolhouse that is now a private residence.

Demographics

Hatton, like so many smaller communities throughout Saskatchewan, has struggled to maintain a sturdy population causing it to become a complete ghost town. Around 1913, Hatton had enough citizens to become a village. By 1920, the population grew large enough to be incorporated as a town. The Great Depression years and the bypass of the Trans Canada Highway caused a decline in Hatton's population, causing the towns to return to village status soon after the community lost its village status and was again restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Maple Creek No. 111.

As of 2009, the hamlet has only one resident.

History

History of Hatton - By Johnnie Bachusky

Education

Hatton no longer has a school, but those who live in or around Hatton are sent to the neighboring town of Maple Creek which has a school that covers Kindergarten to Grade 12 serving approximately 400 students.

See also

• List of places with fewer than ten residents
• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan
• Ghost towns in Saskatchewan

References

External links

• Horse Shoe Tourism Region