Rhein, Saskatchewan
Rhein (pronounced 'Ryan') (2016 population: 170) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243 and Census Division No. 9.
History
[edit]Rhein incorporated as a village on March 10, 1913.[1]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rhein had a population of 149 living in 65 of its 81 total private dwellings, a change of -12.4% from its 2016 population of 170. With a land area of 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 138.0/km2 (357.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Rhein recorded a population of 170 living in 71 of its 81 total private dwellings, a 7.1% change from its 2011 population of 158. With a land area of 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 156.0/km2 (403.9/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
Economy
[edit]As of 1928, 1,640 acres of cannabis were grown in Canada, with 200 of those acres located in Rhein.[6] Commercial cultivation of industrial cannabis was banned in Canada in 1938, however, halting its production.
Notable residents
[edit]Rhein was the hometown of Arnie Weinmeister, one of the only two Canadians to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Established Ukrainian-Canadian fiddler Bill Prokopchuk, who recorded several albums and appeared in the 1979 NFB film "Paper Wheat," was born in Rhein in 1925. He died in 2003.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Report of the Minister of Agriculture for Canada. Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery. 1927. p. 15.
51°21′14″N 102°11′41″W / 51.35389°N 102.19472°W
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