Dundurn, Saskatchewan

Dundurn is a town of 647 residents surrounded by the RM of Dundurn No. 314, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Dundurn is located on Highway 11, or Louis Riel Trail, in central Saskatchewan, about 42 km south of Saskatoon. As well as being an agricultural town, it is also a bedroom community for both Saskatoon and Canadian Forces Detachment Dundurn, which is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of town and is a detachment of 17 Wing Winnipeg.

Dundurn
Town
Dundurn's Business District: 2nd Street
Dundurn
Location of Dundurn in Saskatchewan
Dundurn
Dundurn (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°49′N 106°30′W
CountryCanada
Provinces and territories of CanadaSaskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.)Dundurn
Post office Founded in NWT1894-09-01
Village1905
Town1980
Government
 • MayorNarraway, Doug (2008)
Area
 • Land.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total647
 • Density736.88/km2 (1,908.5/sq mi)
 • Summer (DST)CST
Postal code
S0K 1K0
WebsiteOfficial website
[1][2][3][4]

The town is situated between Highway 11 and the north end of Brightwater Lake, with Swamp Lake[5] directly north of town. Dundurn is run under a mayor-council form of civic governance.

The land location of Dundurn is Sec.32, Twp.32, R.4, W3 in 1894 / Sec.9, Twp.33, R.4, W3.

History

The Regina Branch of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) came through in 1889.[6]

Demographics
Canada census – Dundurn, Saskatchewan community profile
2011 2006
Population: 693 (7.1% from 2006) 647 (8.6% from 2001)
Land area: 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population density: 505.3/km2 (1,309/sq mi) 736.8/km2 (1,908/sq mi)
Median age: 34.8 (M: 35.0, F: 34.8) 34.5 (M: 34.8, F: 34.0)
Total private dwellings: 263 251
Median household income: $55,836
References: 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

Education

Students in kindergarten to grade six are able to attend school at Dundurn Elementary School.[10] After graduation, students can acquire further education in Hanley, Saskatchewan at Hanley Composite School, which is a kindergarten to grade 12 school.[11]

Sites of interest
The abandoned ski lift on Mount Blackstrap in Blackstrap Provincial Park

Blackstrap Provincial Park is a conservation and recreation area with a man-made lake, Blackstrap Lake, a man made mountain, Mount Blackstrap, that is located 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of town. Between 1969 and 1970, Mount Blackstrap was constructed as a ski hill to host the 1971 Canada Winter Games, which were awarded to Saskatoon. The ski hill remained open to the public until 2008 and is now abandoned.[12]

The unincorporated areas of Indi, Strehlow, and Haultain are located within 10 kilometres (6 mi) of Dundurn, but not much is left of these rail towns and sidings.

Dakota Dunes Casino and associated Dakota Dunes Links Golf course is nearby on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. The casino and convention centre opened in 2007.

The roadside attractions Bone Gatherer and Horse and Wagon are two additions on Highway 11.[13][14]

Wilson Museum which is hosted in three buildings one of which is the Woodview School is located in the town of Dundurn.[15]

Heritage buildings

The town has three designated heritage properties:

  • Dundurn Community Centre (formerly Dundurn School or Old Brick School) - The building was built in 1916, by the Bigelow Bros. with R. M. Thomson as the architect. The building served as a school from 1916 until 1980. Today the building is used as a community centre.[16]
  • Old Bank Building (formally Northern Bank; Northern Crown Bank; Dundurn Post Office) - Originally built 1906 as a two-story wood-frame bank building housing the Northern Bank (Canada), Northern Crown Bank and Royal Bank. The building housed a post office from 1935 until 1957.[17]
  • Dundurn Moravian Brethren Church (also called the United Church of Dundurn building) - The church was constructed as a joint church building housing the Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Moravian members communities. The church was a joint-stock company owned by the member denominations.[18]

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency". Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
  5. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Swamp Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  6. Adamson, J. "Canadian Maps: May 1948 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario". Canadian Maps Online Digitization Project. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  10. "Dundurn School". WordPress. September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  11. "Hanley Composite School". WordPress. September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  12. "Welcome to Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  13. Richard Donnan. "Bone Gatherer Dundurn, Saskatchewan". LARGE CANADIAN ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS. Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  14. Ernie Wlock. "Horse and Wagon Dundurn, Saskatchewan". LARGE CANADIAN ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS. Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  15. "Town of Dundurn Tourist Attractions". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  16. Dundurn Community Centre Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
  17. Old Bank Building Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  18. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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