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Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Richmound
Village
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Coordinates: 50°26′46″N 109°45′47″W / 50.446°N 109.763°W / 50.446; -109.763
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 8
Rural municipality Enterprise
Post office Founded 1912-08-15
Government
• Mayor Brad Miller
• Administrator Brenda Ottenbreit
• Governing body Richmound Village Council
Area
• Total 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total 154
• Density 327.8/km2 (849/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0N 2E0
Area code 306
Highways Highway 371Highway 635
Website Official website
[2][3][4][5]

Richmound (2016 population: 147) 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 area was originally settled by Germans, mostly Catholics from South Russia.

The village has a community hall, church, skating arena, ball diamonds, a credit union and a general store. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and students are now bussed to a neighbouring village.

In September 2023, the leader of a sovereign citizen group Romana Didulo and about fifteen to twenty-five supporters took up residence in a former school.[6][7] Didulo responded to demonstrations against her presence in Richmound by allegedly threatening local officials through emails and social media posts.[8][9][10] 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.[11][12]

Richmound incorporated as a village on May 5, 1947.[13]

Population history(1981–2016)

Year Pop. ±%
1981 188 —
1986 199 +5.9%
1991 236 +18.6%
1996 203 −14.0%
2001 193 −4.9%
2006 159 −17.6%
2011 154 −3.1%
2016 147 −4.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[14][15]

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.[16]

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.[17]

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  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
  6. ^ Wendling, Mike (September 28, 2023). "A QAnon 'queen' and the Canada town that wants her gone". BBC News. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Lamoureux, Mack (September 20, 2023). "'Go Home': Locals Drive QAnon Queen Cult Leader Out of Yet Another Town". Vice.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Arrests reportedly made in Richmound related to 'Queen of Canada'". 980 CJME. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  13. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  15. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  16. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ "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.