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Richmound
Village
Richmound is located in Saskatchewan
Richmound
Richmound
Location within Saskatchewan
Richmound is located in Canada
Richmound
Richmound
Location within Canada
Coordinates: 50°26′46″N 109°45′47″W / 50.446°N 109.763°W / 50.446; -109.763
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division8
Rural municipalityEnterprise
Post office Founded1912-08-15
Government
 • MayorBrad Miller
 • AdministratorBrenda Ottenbreit
 • Governing bodyRichmound Village Council
Area
 • Total
0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
118
 • Density327.8/km2 (849/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0N 2E0
Area code306
Highways
 Highway 371 / Highway 635
WebsiteOfficial website
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Richmound (2021 population: 118) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142 and Census Division No. 8. It is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The economy is driven in large part by the oil and gas sector as well as agriculture.

The village has a community hall, church, skating arena, ball diamonds, a credit union and a general store. Students are bussed to a neighbouring village.

History

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From 1908 to 1914 the area was settled by Germans, mostly Catholics from South Russia. The Richmound post office was established in 1912. St. Mary's Catholic church was founded northwest of Richmound in 1917, and moved to the community in 1928.[6] Richmound incorporated as a village on May 5, 1947.[7] In the 1980's, a natural gas discovery drove the creation of new businesses and housing. By the 2000's oil and gas activity subsided leading to job losses and the closure of the K-12 school in 2008. In the following years the local grocery store and curling rink also closed.[8]

In September 2023, the leader of a sovereign citizen group Romana Didulo and about fifteen to twenty-five supporters took up residence in the former school.[9][10] Didulo responded to demonstrations against her presence in Richmound by allegedly threatening local officials through emails and social media posts.[11][12][13] At 5:51am on September 3, 2025, Didulo, along with others, were arrested as part of a raid by the RCMP on the Richmound School.[14][15] The experience of the village with Didulo's group was part of an investigative series produced by CBC's Uncover podcast.[16]

On July 4, 2026, a community greenhouse project located near the former school was launched, aiming to bring the community together and to increase access to locally grown food, with the nearest grocery store from Richmound being located in Leader, Saskatchewan.[17]

Demographics

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Population history
(1981–2021)
YearPop.±%
1981188—    
1986199+5.9%
1991236+18.6%
1996203−14.0%
2001193−4.9%
2006159−17.6%
2011154−3.1%
2016147−4.5%
2021118−19.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[18][19]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richmound had a population of 118 living in 55 of its 61 total private dwellings, a change of −19.7% from its 2016 population of 147. With a land area of 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 245.8/km2 (636.7/sq mi) in 2021.[20]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Richmound recorded a population of 147 living in 66 of its 78 total private dwellings, a −4.8% change from its 2011 population of 154. With a land area of 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 312.8/km2 (810.1/sq mi) in 2016.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
  5. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007, retrieved March 6, 2008
  6. ↑ "Fox Valley-Liebenthal-Richmound - Germans from Russia". www.grhs.org. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ "How the "Queen of Canada" and Conspiracy Theorists Splintered a Small Town | The Walrus". June 5, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  9. ↑ Wendling, Mike (September 28, 2023). "A QAnon 'queen' and the Canada town that wants her gone". BBC News. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ Lamoureux, Mack (September 20, 2023). "'Go Home': Locals Drive QAnon Queen Cult Leader Out of Yet Another Town". Vice.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Cult of self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada' threatens Sask. village with public executions". CBC News. October 6, 2023. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ Lamoureux, Mack (October 6, 2023). "Death Threats, Closed Playgrounds: QAnon Queen Wreaks Havoc in Small Town Canada". Vice News. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Ominous letters from 'Queen of Canada' concern Richmound mayor". CKOM News. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  14. ↑ Quon, Alexander (September 3, 2025). "'Queen of Canada' arrested on livestream after RCMP deploy to village where cult has lived for 2 years". CBC. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Arrests reportedly made in Richmound related to 'Queen of Canada'". 980 CJME. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  16. ↑ Browne, Rachel (February 23, 2026). "The Cult Queen of Canada". CBC Listen. Retrieved August 12, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ Mullin, Shawn (July 6, 2026). "Saskatchewan village celebrates new beginning without 'Queen of Canada' cult". CBC News. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  21. ↑ "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.
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