Stoughton, Saskatchewan
Town in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Stoughton (/ˈstaʊtən/) is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. In 2011 it had a population of 649.[3] Stoughton was originally called New Hope. The settlement of New Hope was barely three years old when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) arrived in this part of the province in 1904. The CPR chose a location a little to the south for its closest depot, which it called Stoughton. The community of New Hope soon moved to join it.[citation needed]
Stoughton | |
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Town | |
Main Street | |
| Motto: Crossroads of friendship | |
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| Coordinates: 49.675°N 103.037°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 1 |
| Rural Municipality | Tecumseh |
| Post office founded | 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefan Clark |
| • Town Manager | Danielle Creusot-Hoffman |
| • Governing body | Stoughton Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 652 |
| • Density | 189/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0G 4T0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 13 Highway 33 Highway 47 |
| Website | http://stoughtonsk.ca |
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Stoughton used to have its own small police service, which was aptly named the Stoughton Police Service. It no longer exists and now the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) provide policing services to the town and surrounding areas.
Stoughton is approximately 142 kilometres (88 mi) southeast of Regina at the terminus for Highway 33, which is the longest straight road in Canada, and the fifth longest in the world.[4] It is also the administrative headquarters of the Ocean Man First Nations band government.[5]
The town is served by Highway 13, Highway 33, and Highway 47.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stoughton had a population of 652 living in 314 of its 378 total private dwellings, a change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 649. With a land area of 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 189.0/km2 (489.5/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
Gallery
Road and grain elevator
Grain elevator
Rest stop
The tourist Info Centre and golf clubhouse
Stoughton golf course and grain elevator
Both of Stoughton's grain elevators alongside the railway
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