Ruthilda | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated | |
  Ruthilda  Ruthilda | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′00″N 108°16′50″W / 51.533467°N 108.280547°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 13 |
| Rural Municipality | Grandview |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2013[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 3 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 3S0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 51 |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
Ruthilda is a former village in the Rural Municipality of Grandview No. 349, Saskatchewan, Canada. It dissolved from village status to become part of the Rural Municipality of Grandview No. 349 on December 31, 2013.[1] Ruthilda is located about 5 km south of Highway 51 approximately 30 km southwest of the Town of Biggar.
The name is a blend of Ruth and Hilda, daughters of H. Alex Goodwin, an early settler.[6]
- ^ a b "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Part I: Volume 110" (PDF) (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. January 3, 2014. pp. 20–21. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ 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. 367. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.