Richmound
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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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.
Richmound | |
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Village | |
  Richmound  Richmound | |
| Coordinates: 50.446°N 109.763°W | |
| 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 371 / Highway 635 |
| Website | Official website |
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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]
History
Richmound incorporated as a village on May 5, 1947.[13]
Demographics
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]