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Redvers Saskatchewan Information

Redvers is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the first town when travelling west from Manitoba on the Red Coat Trail, the path taken by the North-West Mounted Police on their March West in 1874, and now modern Highway 13. A statue of a Mountie on a horse can be seen just west of the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 8. _x000D_ The town has a public school, hospital, two banks, and other businesses and services. Like most towns in the area, its economy is based on farming, oil drilling, and various services. _x000D_ The town was named after General Sir Redvers Buller in 1897. Buller was then fighting in the Second Boer War, and had earlier in his career commanded a company to quell the Red River Rebellion. The town was incorporated in 1904. Its centennial was celebrated on 30 July 2004. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Redvers had a population of 1,008 living in 443 of its 514 total private dwellings, a change of -3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,042. With a land area of 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 347.6/km2 (900.2/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ Redvers is home to the Redvers Rockets, a senior men’s hockey team in the Big 6 Hockey League. It is also home to the Redvers A’s of the Saskota Baseball League. _x000D_ 2021 Municipal Directory (http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=2175) _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redvers,_Saskatchewan