Stoughton, Saskatchewan

Stoughton is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. In 2011 it had a population of 649.[3] Stoughton was originally called New Hope. The tiny settlement of New Hope was barely three years old when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) arrived in this part of the province in 1904. The CPR chose a location a lttle to the south for its closest depot, which it called Stoughton. The community of New Hope soon moved to join it.

Stoughton
Town
Main Street
Stoughton
Location of Stoughton in Saskatchewan
Stoughton
Stoughton (Canada)
Coordinates: 49.675°N 103.037°W / 49.675; -103.037
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division1
Rural MunicipalityTecumseh
Post office founded1901
Government
 • MayorBill Knous
 • Town ManagerChris Miskolczi
 • Governing bodyStoughton Town Council
Area
 • Land3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total649
 • Density173.4/km2 (449/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0G 4T0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 13 Highway 33 Highway 47
Websitehttp://stoughtonsk.ca
[1][2]

Stoughton used to have its own small police service, which was aptly named the Stoughton Police Service. It no longer exists and now the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) provide policing services to the town and surrounding areas.

Stoughton is approximately eighty-eight miles southeast of Regina at the terminus for highway 33, which is the longest straight road in Canada, and the fifth longest in the world.[4] It is also the administrative headquarters of the Ocean Man First Nations band government.[5] They contain three nations which are Assiniboine, Saulteaux, and Cree.

The town is served by Highway 13, Highway 33, and Highway 47.

Demographics
Canada census – Stoughton, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011
Population: 649 (-6.5% from 2011) 694 (6.3% from 2006)
Land area: 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population density: 173.4/km2 (449/sq mi) 203.2/km2 (526/sq mi)
Median age: 47.8 (M: 48.1, F: 47.7) 43.4 (M: 42.4, F: 44.4)
Total private dwellings: 337 325
Median household income:
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8]
  • Road and grain elevator
  • Grain elevator
  • Rest stop
  • The tourist Info Centre and golf clubhouse
  • Stoughton golf course and grain elevator
  • Both of Stoughton's grain elevators along-side the railway

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4701066&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Regina--Moose%20Mountain&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All
  4. https://drivetribe.com/p/top-5-longest-straight-roads-QYpO9cfxSOa5G6870tSkSA?iid=Mi446grGRmmsJAxFkgJrmA
  5. http://www.sicc.sk.ca/archive/bands/bocean.html
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.

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