Old Wives, Saskatchewan
| Old Wives, Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated Hamlet | |
  Old Wives, Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 106°00′02″W / 50.2°N 106.00055°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | Division No. 3 |
| Rural Municipality | Hillsborough |
| Post office Founded | 1912-01-01 (Closed 1969-10-10) |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Hillsborough No. 132 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 363 |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Old Wives is a hamlet in Hillsborough Rural Municipality No. 132, Saskatchewan, Canada.
History
Both the hamlet of Old Wives and Old Wives Lake were named after a local legend that a Cree camp was attacked by a band of Blackfoot warriors and the older women could not escape. They drowned in the lake while trying to swim away to safety.[5]
Demographics
Old Wives, like so many other small communities throughout Saskatchewan, has struggled to maintain a sturdy population causing it to become a ghost town with only a population with no citizens.
In 2001, Old Wives had a population of 0 living in 0 dwellings, a 0% increase from 1996. The village had a land area of 0 km2 (0 sq mi) and a population density of 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi).
See also
References
- ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System
- ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ↑ "Place Names in Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2008-09-29.
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Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 106°00′02″W / 50.20000°N 106.00056°W