Englefeld, Saskatchewan

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Village of Englefeld
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Location of Englefeld in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°10′08″N 104°39′43″W / 52.169°N 104.662°W / 52.169; -104.662
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 15
Rural Municipality St. Peter
Post office Founded February 1, 1907
Incorporated (Village) June 13, 1916
Government
 • Mayor Darrell Athmer
 • Administrator Roman Zimmerman
 • Governing body Englefeld Village Council
Area
 • Total 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 227
 • Density 349.9/km2 (906/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0K 1N0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 5
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Englefeld is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

History

The community was named for Peter Engel, an abbot of Saint John's Abbey, located in Collegeville, Minnesota.[5] It is not known why Engel's name was spelled differently in the village's name. The surrounding area was settled by German Catholic immigrants in 1902-1903, and Englefeld was one of several communities within the tract known as St. Peter's Colony.[5]

Demographics

Canada census – Englefeld, Saskatchewan community profile
 20112006

Population:
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Population density:
Median age:
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227 (-2.8% from 2001)
0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
349.9 /km2 (906 /sq mi)
37.5 (M: 35.1, F: 40.8)
102
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References: 2006[6]

Economy

Arts and culture

Hog Fest - The Englefeld Hog Fest was originally organized by Father Florian Renneberg in 1972.[7] The 40th annual fundraising event brought in 1270 people over July long weekend (July 1–3, 2011) which included Canada day fireworks, carnival/farmers market festivities, culminating in a feast with 16 smoked pigs, and closing out with a pancake breakfast.[7] As part of the 25th Hog Fest (celebrated in 1996) a 7 ft tall (17 ft long) fiberglass pig was erected on top of the Koenders Manufacturing building located in Englefeld along highway 5.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters 
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System (– Scholar search) 
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency 
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 McLennan, David (2008), Our Town: Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park, Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, pp. 115–116, ISBN 978-0-88977-209-0 
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Solomon, Keith. "40th annual Hogfest exceeds all expectations". Local News. Humboldt Journal. Retrieved 16 October 2011. 

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Coordinates: 52°10′08″N 104°39′43″W / 52.169°N 104.662°W / 52.169; -104.662

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