Woodrow, Saskatchewan

Woodrow
Unincorporated community

Woodrow grain elevators

Location of Woodrow in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 49°41′42″N 106°43′23″W / 49.695°N 106.723°W / 49.695; -106.723
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 3
Rural Municipality RM of Wood River
Post office Founded 1909-06-01
Incorporated (Village) N/A
Dissolved March 21, 2002
Government
 • Governing body RM of Wood River
Area
 • Total 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 5
 • Density 11.9/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0H 4M0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 13
Highway 610
Waterways Thomson Lake
[1][2][3][4]

Woodrow is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan approximately 6 miles west of Lafleche. This present day agricultural area was once the hub of the local area with lumber yards, grain elevators, 3 churches and 3 or more general stores. The village was formally dissolved on March 21, 2002; it is now administered by the RM of Wood River.[5]

Demographics

Canada census – Woodrow, Saskatchewan community profile
2006
Population: 5 (-66.7% from 2001)
Land area: 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population density: 11.9/km2 (31/sq mi)
Median age: NA (M: NA, F: NA)
Total private dwellings: 11
Median household income: $NA
References: 2006[6] earlier[7]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Saskatchewan Transportation Company provide intercity bus service until the end of May, 2017, when Brad Wall's Saskatchewan Party government discontinued this 70 year old service.[8]

Churches

The Woodrow Gospel Chapel began service in 1909, and was based on immigrants from North Dakota when the community was originally known as Hoffnungsfeld.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  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. ↑ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Saskatchewan Transportation Company: Route Map" (PDF). Saskatchewan Transportation Company. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  9. ↑ "Woodrow Gospel Chapel". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

Coordinates: 49°41′42″N 106°43′23″W / 49.695°N 106.723°W / 49.695; -106.723

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