Carnduff | |
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Town | |
 Downtown Carnduff | |
| Motto: "A community on the move" | |
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| Coordinates:49°10′01″N101°46′59″W / 49.167°N 101.783°W /49.167; -101.783 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | Mount Pleasant No. 2 |
| Post Office Established | 1884-09-01 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ross Apperley |
| • Administrator | Annette Brown |
| • Governing body | Carnduff Town Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,126 |
| • Density | 192.0/km2 (497.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (winter) / MST (summer) |
| Postal code | S0C 0S0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 18 |
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Carnduff is a small agricultural town in southeastSaskatchewan, Canada near theUSA border and theManitoba border.
Carnduff is named after its first postmaster, John Carnduff. It was marked on earlyCPR maps, though that location did not exactly correspond to the present town site later surveyed in 1891.
In 2001, the town was noted as having trees affected byDutch Elm Disease.[4]
The town lies at the intersection ofHighway 318 andHighway 18. TheCanadian Pacific Railway runs parallel to Highway 18 and their combined thoroughfare splits the town into a north half and a south half. The majority of housing and businesses are in the southern half of the town, while the northern half has a majority of the recreation facilities and larger industrial buildings. TheAntler River flows around the north side and east of the town, adding a small valley to the otherwise flat local flat prairie.
Severe flooding in theSouris River basin region during the spring and summer of 2011 caused damage to bridges over theAntler River north and east of the town. Significant repair work was required on the Highway 18 bridge near theViterra terminal.
The nearest locations with a population larger than 10,000 areEstevan 90 kilometres to the west, andMinot, North Dakota 140 Kilometres to the south-east. The provincial capital,Regina, is approximately three hours north-west by highway.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Carnduff had a population of1,150 living in430 of its527 total private dwellings, a change of4.6% from its 2016 population of1,099. With a land area of 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi), it had a population density of440.6/km2 (1,141.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,150 (+4.6% from 2016) | 1,126 (+11.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi) | 2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi) |
| Population density | 441/km2 (1,140/sq mi) | 497.3/km2 (1,288/sq mi) |
| Median age | 40.8 (M: 38.4, F: 42.4) | 37.0 (M: 35.5, F: 39.3) |
| Private dwellings | 527 (total) 430 (occupied) | 488 (total) |
| Median household income | $89,000 |
As a larger town than those adjacent to it, Carnduff is a centre of schooling and business activity in the extreme south-eastern corner of Saskatchewan. The Gazette Post News, a weekly newspaper, is based in Carnduff and reports on items from the neighbouring communities.[8]
TheSaskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) built a concreteinland terminal on the rail line a few kilometres east of the town during the late 1990s. In 2010, SWP's successor corporationViterra started an upgrade project that included an expansion of the rail-yard from 56 to 112 cars and a 7,000 metric ton increase in storage capacity that would result in 33,000 metric tons of capacity.[9]
Because Carnduff is located within theBakken Formation geological zone, it is surrounded by active oil and gas drilling sites. A large number of businesses in the town are involved in the petroleum industry by providing transportation, construction, or specialized oilfield services.
Sporting sites available in Carnduff includetennis courts, an artificial-ice skating rink, acurling rink, aswimming pool, a five-pinbowling alley, and arodeo ring. A nine-hole golf course, situated north of the town, opened its grass greens in 1982.[10] The baseball facilities were moved to the west side of town and significantly upgraded in the mid-1990s to a level where the town has hosted provincial and national level tournaments infastpitch softball.
The Carnduff Red Devils of the senior men'sBig 6 Hockey League play at the local rink. The Red Devils have won the Lincoln Trophy 10 times, second only to theBienfait Coalers' 15.[11]
The Carnduff Astros of the Saskota Baseball League[12] and the South East Steelerssoftball team play at the Carnduff Ball Diamonds.[13]
The Carnduff Education Complex is part of School Division SD 209 "South East Cornerstone". It opened in 2004 and consolidated two facilities in Carnduff as well as services from other surrounding towns. Students attend classes fromkindergarten to Grade 12. The former Carnduff Elementary School and Carnduff High School were re-purposed, with the latter being renamed the Dean Fraser Community Centre.[14] Some schools in the area, specifically inGainsborough andStorthoaks were closed, while theCarievale Elementary School[15] was expanded to accommodate more younger students.
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