Wroxton,_Saskatchewan

Wroxton, Saskatchewan

Wroxton, Saskatchewan

Human settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada

Wroxton is an unincorporated community in Saskatchewan, located 41 km east of Yorkton, 42 km west of Roblin, Manitoba, and 40 km south of Kamsack at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 10.

Wroxton
Wroxton
Location of Wroxton in Saskatchewan

It is the seat of the rural municipality Calder No. 241 in the Census Division 9.

History

St. Elia Church
Church Plaque

Wroxton is home to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Elia, a cultural heritage site of Canada, number 3591 in the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[1]

A post office was opened in Wroxton in 1911.[2] It was named for Wroxton in Oxfordshire, England.[3]

Demographics

The RM of Calder No. 241 had a population of 322 people in the Canada Census of 2011, which was a decline of 23.9% since 2006.[4] The RM of Calder is governed by a Reeve and 5 councillors.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Canada's Historic Places - About
  2. [2]
    National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 465. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  4. [4]
    "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  5. [5]
    Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved April 22, 2014.

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