Canwood | |
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| Village of Canwood | |
 Aerial image of Canwood looking towards the west | |
  Canwood Location of Canwood in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates:53°22′N106°36′W / 53.36°N 106.6°W /53.36; -106.6 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 16 |
| Rural Municipality | Canwood |
| Establishment of Post Office | September 1, 1911[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Canwood Village Council | Hugh Otterson (Governing body) |
| • Mayor | Hugh Otterson[2] |
| • Administrator | Lindsey Olson |
| • MLA | Scott Moe -Rosthern-Shellbrook |
| • MP | Rob Clarke -Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 129.6 km2 (50.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 314 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal Code | S0J 0K0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 55  Highway 694 |
| Website | www |
Canwood (2021 population:314) is avillage in theCanadian province ofSaskatchewan within theRural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 andCensus Division No. 16.
Since it was settled, Canwood has gone through four name changes.[4] Records kept by the post office show the original name of the settlement was Parksiding, but no evidence has shown it ever operated under that name. The post office opened September 1, 1911, operating under the name McQuan; this was a typographical error, and three months later the name was corrected to McOwan. This name honoured Alexander McOwan, a pioneer settler who was an immigration agent, estate manager, and author. On June 1, 1912, the community's name was changed again to Forgaard to honour Jens Forgaard, a Norwegian-born settler who had emigrated from Minnesota. Exactly one year later, on June 1, 1913, the name was changed for the last time to Canwood, which is aportmanteau of Canadian Woodlands. Canwood incorporated as a village on July 18, 1916.[5]
Canwood is located alongHighway 55, and neighbours the towns ofDebden andShellbrook. TheCanwood Regional Park is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast from Canwood along Highway 55. It has 20 campsites, a nine-hole golf course, and three baseball diamonds, and is open May through September.[6]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Canwood had a population of314 living in154 of its168 total private dwellings, a change of-5.4% from its 2016 population of332. With a land area of 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi), it had a population density of129.8/km2 (336.1/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
In the2016 Census of Population, the Village of Canwood recorded a population of314 living in154 of its168 total private dwellings, a-5.7% change from its 2016 population of332. With a land area of 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi), it had a population density of129.8/km2 (336.1/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
Canwood Community School is the only educational institution in Canwood.[11] Part of theSaskatchewan Rivers School Division #119, it educates students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Higher education can be pursued out of town at theSaskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology,University of Saskatchewan, orUniversity of Regina.
An urban legend saysAlbert Einstein played goal for the Canwood Canucks one winter while travelling to find peace and silence for his work on theTheory of Relativity.[12] This story has been found to be implausible by media observers;[13] in addition to the unlikeliness of Einstein visiting the rural community of Canwood, the Canwood Canucks hockey team was formed in 1958,[14] three years after his death.
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