Langenburg is a town (population of 1,048) in the
Rural Municipality of Langenburg No. 181, located within the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
SARM Division No. 1 and Census
Division No. 5, in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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.
Langenburg lies on the
Yellowhead Highway
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(Highway 16) in the southeastern part of the province, 15 km west of the
Manitoba
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border, at the junction with
Highway 8. The nearest city is
Yorkton
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Yorkton was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1928. ...
located 70 km northwest along Highway 16.
Early history
What later became the Langenburg district was surveyed by the federal government in 1880. British settlers were already established to the northeast of present-day
Marchwell in the Wolverine district in the early part of the decade. Settlers of predominantly German origin began to arrive in the Langenburg area in the mid-1880s, attracted by the lure of free homesteads granted by the federal government and a promise of freedom and prosperity. The original community was called "Colony Hohenlohe" after Prince Hohenlohe von
Langenburg
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, a German nobleman who had visited western Canada in 1883 and subsequently recommended it to German emigrants as more suitable destination than the United States. In the winter of 1886–87 the
Manitoba & North-Western Railway reached the area and a station named "Langenburg" was established. By 1888 the small colony could boast of a store with a post office. A year earlier, in September 1887, the Langenburg School District No. 105 had been established but it was not until August 1889 that funds to build a school were secured. When the school house opened in May 1890 there were about 40 resident ratepayers in the community and nine students on the rolls, rising a short time later to 13.
There was little growth over the following decade. In 1899 an application to become incorporated as a village was unsuccessful—the number of permanent dwellings required for incorporation was 15 and there were only five. In 1902, however, a new wave of immigration began with Scandinavian settlers arriving from the United States, and by April 1903 Langenburg had gained its village status.
Law and government
The citizens of Langenburg are represented by a town council which includes the mayor, an alderman, and five councillors. The current council members are Mayor Lorrie Popp, Councillor Tanner Hunt, Councillor JoAnn Mcdonell, Councillor Jeff Farmer, Councillor Rodney Lungren, Councillor Brad Sicinski. Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
Langenburg is located in the
provincial constituency of
Melville-Saltcoats. The most recent election of
MLAs took place on Wednesday, October 26, 2020 and
Warren Kaeding of the
Saskatchewan Party
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was re-elected.
* The current
Member of Parliament representing Langenburg as part of the
federal electoral district of
Yorkton—Melville
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Geography
The district is in east-central Saskatchewan.
History
...
is
Cathay Wagantall
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, who was first elected to represent the district in 2015. She is a member of the
Conservative Party of Canada
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.
Economy
Agriculture and other resource-based industries, principally
the Mosaic Company's K1 and K2 potash mines located near the town of
Esterhazy, provide employment for 25% of the active labour force in the community. A further 19% are employed in the wholesale and retail sector, 18% in educational, health care and social services, 7% in finance and real estate and business services generally, while 5% work in construction and manufacturing. Other services account for the remaining 24%.
There are a wide variety of services currently available in the Langenburg area. Permanent services include the post office, ambulance and health care (medical and the Care Home), R.C.M.P., fire, Senior rental units and schools. Other services include a number of retail outlets and services. There is a movie theatre, library, fitness centre, liquor store, and a veterinary clinic. Service clubs include the Lions & Lioness, the Arts Council, Friends and Family Foundation, Langenburg Community Development Board and Fish & Game. There are five churches with active congregations: St Paul's Lutheran, Christ Lutheran, St. Joseph's Catholic, Langenburg Evangelical Fellowship, and the United Church of Canada.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Langenburg 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.
Parks and recreation
*
Langenburg Recreation Site
*
Carlton Trail Regional Park and Golf Course is located 18 km south of Langenburg on No. 8 Highway.
Education
Langenburg has one education centre for students
Langenburg Central School from Pre K to 12.
Media
The Four-Town Journal newspaper covers Langenburg and its surrounding area. The Company was established by Bill Johnston in 1980 and was purchased by Ryan Stanko in 2019.
Sports teams
The Langenburg Warriors played in th
Triangle Hockey Leaguefor fourteen seasons and finished fifth in the 2018-2019 regular season. The team joined the North Central Hockey League the following season, and then moved on to the newly established Sask East Hockey League in 2020-21.
Langenburg also has a minor ball program that fields teams from T-ball to Midget age divisions as well as a soccer program (Langenburg United Soccer Organization). Langenburg High School is home to the Langenburg Eagles competing against teams in and around the province in sports such as: Volleyball, Basketball, Track and Field, Badminton, Curling, and Golf.
Climate
Notable people
*
Kelly Buchberger
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, former
National Hockey League
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player and current the head coach of the
Tri City Americans of the
Western Hockey League
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(WHL)
*
Jess Moskaluke, a Canadian country pop singer who won Female Artist of the Year for the Canadian Country Music Awards in 2015.
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types ...
References
Published works
* Adams, Irene and Johnson, Gilbert. ''Walk Back Through Time''. 1980. Saskatoon: Modern Press, 1980.
* Adams, Irene, ed. ''One Hundred Years in the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit''. 1989. Langenburg: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1989.
* Schaab, Mary, ed. ''Our Heritage''. 1997. Langenburg: The Langenburg and District Book Committee, 1997.
External links
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Langenburg No. 181, Saskatchewan
Towns in Saskatchewan
Division No. 5, Saskatchewan