Riverhurst | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Riverhurst  Riverhurst | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′00″N 106°30′36″W / 50.5500°N 106.5100°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest |
| Census division | 7 |
| Rural Municipality | Maple Bush |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Riverhurst Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 124.8 km2 (48.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 130 |
| • Density | 0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 42 |
| Website | Village of Riverhurst |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Riverhurst (2016 population: 130) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224 and Census Division No. 7. It is in the southwest Coteau Hills area of the province, north of the Vermillion Hills. The community is located on Highway 42 east of Riverhurst Ferry. The village is primarily a farming community.
The name is a portmanteau of Riverside and Boldenhurst, two nearby post offices.[5]
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters".
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11.
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line".
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 358. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.