Hafford

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Town in Saskatchewan, Canada

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::summary Town in Saskatchewan, Canada ::

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subdivision_type4Rural Municipality
subdivision_name4Redberry
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameVictoria Moses
leader_title1Town Manager
leader_title2Governing body
leader_name2Hafford Town Council
leader_title3MLA, Rosthern-Shellbrook
leader_name3Scott Moe
(2020)
leader_title4MP, Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek
leader_name4Kelly Block
(2021)
established_title2Incorporated (Village)
established_date21913
established_title3Incorporated (Town)
established_date31 January 1981
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population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total414
population_density_km2366.4
timezoneCST
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_codeS0J 1A0
area_codes306, 639
blank_nameHighways
blank_info

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Hafford is a town in the RM of Redberry, Saskatchewan, Canada, consisting of 414 residents at the 2021 Canadian census. It is near the salt water Redberry Lake.

History

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The first overseer for the village of Hafford was T.G. Bavin in 1914. The Hafford Village Council and Board of Trade requested a doctor, and Dr. Whitemarsh was appointed for the village. The early community was first served by Luxembourg Post Office. The early village had three lumber yards, a general store, I.H.C. agency, a poolroom, livery barn, hardware, and post office. In 1913 the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the first restaurant opened. The hotel and bar were established in 1914. Power came to Hafford in 1916, and the Hafford Rural Telephone Company was established in 1916. The Hafford hospital was built in 1922. Hafford was served by the Ukrainian Catholic Church established 1911, the Ukrainian Orthodox church built 1909, the Roman Catholic Church erected about the same time. The Anglican church was built in 1918, and the Methodist church which was erected in Hafford moved to Richard. The Dominion Government Illustration Station was operated between 1932 and 1955. This station tested grains, and fertilizers and improved livestock.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hafford had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.13 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Education

The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906–1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa School District and the Craigmore School District were all organised in 1912. The Hafford School District and Nauka School Districts were organised in 1914, Langley School District 1916, and both the Lost Lake School District, and the Canada School District in 1918.

Transportation

Historically, the railroad connecting Prince Albert and North Battleford was laid in 1913, and upon the rail line, a site was chosen for the village of Hafford site. The community is served by Hafford Airport which is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest and formerly by the now removed Carlton Trail Railway that ran parallel to Highway 40.

Climate

|location = Hafford |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 9.5 |Feb record high C = 8.5 |Mar record high C = 18 |Apr record high C = 30.6 |May record high C = 35 |Jun record high C = 37.5 |Jul record high C = 36.5 |Aug record high C = 37 |Sep record high C = 33 |Oct record high C = 29.4 |Nov record high C = 18.9 |Dec record high C = 8 |year record high C = 37.5 |Jan high C = -11.9 |Feb high C = -9.3 |Mar high C = -1.4 |Apr high C = 9.9 |May high C = 18.1 |Jun high C = 21.9 |Jul high C = 23.9 |Aug high C = 23.4 |Sep high C = 16.7 |Oct high C = 9.9 |Nov high C = -3.3 |Dec high C = -10.8 |year high C = 7.3 |Jan mean C = −17 |Feb mean C = −14.5 |Mar mean C = -6.9 |Apr mean C = 3.7 |May mean C = 11 |Jun mean C = 15.1 |Jul mean C = 17.2 |Aug mean C = 16.2 |Sep mean C = 10.1 |Oct mean C = 3.7 |Nov mean C = -7.7 |Dec mean C = -15.7 |year mean C = 1.3 |Jan low C = -22.2 |Feb low C = -19.7 |Mar low C = -12.2 |Apr low C = -2.5 |May low C = 3.9 |Jun low C = 8.3 |Jul low C = 10.4 |Aug low C = 9 |Sep low C = 3.4 |Oct low C = -2.6 |Nov low C = -12.1 |Dec low C = -20.5 |year low C = -4.7 |Jan record low C = -46.7 |Feb record low C = -42.8 |Mar record low C = -37.2 |Apr record low C = -28.3 |May record low C = -9.4 |Jun record low C = -3.5 |Jul record low C = 0.6 |Aug record low C = -3.5 |Sep record low C = -9 |Oct record low C = -24 |Nov record low C = -36 |Dec record low C = -43 |year record low C = -46.7 |Jan precipitation mm = 13.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 8.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 13.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 23.1 |May precipitation mm = 50.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 67.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 79.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 38.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 39.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 14.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 13.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 14.2 |year precipitation mm = 375.9 |source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 27 July 2010 |date=August 2010

Notable people

  • Sonia Scurfield, the second woman (and the only Canadian woman) to have her name engraved on the Stanley Cup
  • Allen B. Sulatycky, former Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
  • Jason Herter, former professional hockey player, played one game with the NHL's New York Islanders
  • Vivian Prokop, named for three consecutive years in the WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada 2010, 2011, 2012 & recipient of a 2013 Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee Medal from Prime Minister Stephen Harper for her contribution to entrepreneurship in Canada which launched 5,000 new businesses creating over 20,000 new jobs as the CEO of The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), and for her international work as the Founder of the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance (G20YEA).

References

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References

  1. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System".
  2. Canadian Textiles Institute.. (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency".
  3. (9 February 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].

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