Bladworth ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Census Division No. 11. The village is located south of the City of

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...

on Highway 11.

History

Bladworth incorporated as a village on July 27, 1906. ;Heritage properties Bladworth is the site of a Saskatchewan Municipal Heritage property, a two-story brick house clearly visible from adjacent Highway 11. The J. Fred Johnston house is named for its builder, a Saskatchewan

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and later a

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, from 1943 to 1948. The home is now owned by Barkley and Tannis Prpick, proprietors of the local public house. Mr. Prpick is a noted local figure and third generation "Bladworthian".

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, Bladworth had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Bladworth recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable people

Greg Brkich Greg Brkich ( ; born December 5, 1958) is a Canadian provincial politician. He served as a Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Arm River (known as Arm River-Watrous Arm River-Watrous w ...

(born 1958), politician *

Gordon Stewart Northcott Gordon Stewart Northcott (November 9, 1906 – October 2, 1930) was a Canadian serial killer, child rapist, and child theft, child abductor who was convicted of the murders of three young boys in California and confessed to the murders of nine in ...

(1906-1930), serial killer and rapist *

Rod Sarich Rod Sarich (born March 23, 1981) is a Canadian-British former professional ice hockey defenceman. Career Before turning professional, Sarich played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Calgary Hitmen. He was drafted 109th overall b ...

(born 1981), ice hockey player

References

Villages in Saskatchewan McCraney No. 282, Saskatchewan Division No. 11, Saskatchewan {{saskatchewan-geo-stub

History

Demographics

Notable people

See also

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