Aneroid ( 2016 population 50) is a

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in the Rural Municipality of Auvergne No. 76 in southwestern

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, Canada. The community is located approximately 70 km southeast of

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at the intersection of

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and Highway 612.

History

Prior to December 31, 2008, Aneroid was incorporated as a

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, and was restructured as a special service area under the jurisdiction of the

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of Invergordon on that date.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Aneroid had a population of 25 living in 16 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

History

The most popular version of the origin of the name is that the first survey party lost its aneroid

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on the present townsite.''Aneroid, The Rising Barometer, 1905-80'', p. 1 (1980) Aneroid History Book Committee. Many of the streets in the village are named after surveyor's instruments. The post office was established as Val Blair on February 1, 1911, and renamed Aneroid on December 1, 1913. Formerly a village, Aneroid was restructured as a special service area on December 31, 2008, under the administration of R.M. Auvergne No. 76. Significant remaining historic buildings in the community include the 1915 Public School and the 1926 United Church. The two-storey, brick Public School was designed by Stanley Edgar Storey, one of the most significant architects in Saskatchewan; it operated from 1915 to 1997. The red-brick church was designed by architect Charles Nicholson and built in 1926.

Infrastructure

* Saskatchewan Transportation Company used to provide intercity bus service to Aneroid; however, these operations were ceased in 2017. *

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Notable residents

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, forward for the

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and record-holder for

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all-time games played.

Climate

References

{{Coord, 49.7155, N, 107.2971, W, display=title, type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki Auvergne No. 76, Saskatchewan Designated places in Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Special service areas in Saskatchewan Populated places disestablished in 2008 Division No. 3, Saskatchewan

History

Demographics

History

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Notable residents

Climate

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