Английская Википедия:Hawarden, Saskatchewan
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Hawarden (2016 population: Шаблон:Nts) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 and Census Division No. 11. The village is located on Highway 19 north of Strongfield, Loreburn, and Elbow.
Hawarden was named after Hawarden Castle in Flintshire, Wales, the country home of British politician and four-time prime ministerWilliam Gladstone.[1]
The village contains a post office, the Hawarden Hall, a playground and a bar. Throughout the years, it has contained an elementary school, Perry Industries, indoor skating rink, bank, gas pumps, arcade, two churches, two convenience stores (including KC's Lucky Dollar and Jack & Mary's), surplus store, four grain elevators and a café.
History
Hawarden incorporated as a village on July 16, 1909.[2]
Canadian Bank of Commerce was opened 1909 but burned down on December 12, 1911, along with much of Gladstone Street during a fire. A new Canadian Bank of Commerce was built in 1922 and is one of only two known existing buildings with the same architectural type in Saskatchewan.
On July 5, 1988, a tornado damaged much of the town, uprooting trees and knocking boxcars off the railway.
Demographics
Шаблон:Stack In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hawarden had a population of Шаблон:Val living in Шаблон:Val of its Шаблон:Val total private dwellings, a change of Шаблон:Percentage from its 2016 population of Шаблон:Val. With a land area of Шаблон:Convert, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Hawarden recorded a population of Шаблон:Nts living in Шаблон:Nts of its Шаблон:Nts total private dwellings, a Шаблон:Percentage change from its 2011 population of Шаблон:Nts. With a land area of Шаблон:Convert, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2016.[4]
Events
Beginning in 2001, the Hawarden Winter Warriors have hosted the Annual Hawarden Vintage Snowmobile Rally. The rally includes a 97 km (60 mi) trail for new snowmobiles and a 32 km (20 mi) trail for vintage snowmobile. The event starts at the Hawarden Hall, and has included many vintage snowmobiles, snow planes, great prizes and raffles.
Also beginning in 2001 was Bert's Boxing Day Classic, a rec hockey tournament in memory of Brendan Ringdal. The annual tournament was held in Hawarden until 2010, when it was moved to Kenaston due to the closure of the Hawarden rink.
Hawarden's 90th Anniversary Celebration was held in 1999, with a parade, performances by local talent (including the Whistlers), and fireworks.
Hawarden's 100th Anniversary Celebration was held in 2009, with a parade, slo-pitch tournament, fireworks, and a dance.
See also
References
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