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Dundurn Saskatchewan Information

Dundurn is a town of 647 residents surrounded by the RM of Dundurn No. 314, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Dundurn is located on Highway 11, or Louis Riel Trail, in central Saskatchewan, about 42 km south of Saskatoon. As well as being an agricultural town, it is a bedroom community for both Saskatoon and Canadian Forces Detachment Dundurn, which is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of town and is a detachment of 17 Wing Winnipeg. _x000D_ The town is situated between Highway 11 and the north end of Brightwater Lake, with Swamp Lake directly north of town. Dundurn is run under a mayor-council form of civic governance. _x000D_ The land location of Dundurn is Sec.32, Twp.32, R.4, W3 in 1894 / Sec.9, Twp.33, R.4, W3. _x000D_ The Regina Branch of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) came through in 1889. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dundurn had a population of 675 living in 257 of its 269 total private dwellings, a change of 10.5% from its 2016 population of 611. With a land area of 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 456.1/km2 (1,181.2/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ Students in kindergarten to grade six are able to attend school at Dundurn Elementary School. After graduation, students can acquire further education in Hanley, Saskatchewan at Hanley Composite School, which is a kindergarten to grade 12 school. _x000D_ Blackstrap Provincial Park is a conservation and recreation area with a man-made lake, Blackstrap Lake, a man-made mountain, Mount Blackstrap, that is located 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of town. Between 1969 and 1970, Mount Blackstrap was constructed as a ski hill to host the 1971 Canada Winter Games, which were awarded to Saskatoon. The ski hill remained open to the public until 2008 and is now abandoned. _x000D_ The unincorporated areas of Indi, Strehlow, and Haultain are located within 10 kilometres (6 mi) of Dundurn, but not much is left of these rail towns and sidings. _x000D_ Dakota Dunes Casino and associated Dakota Dunes Links Golf course is nearby on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. The casino and convention centre opened in 2007. CFB Dundurn Golf Club is located at CFD Dundurn, a short distance from the town of Dundurn. _x000D_ The roadside attractions Bone Gatherer and Horse and Wagon are two additions on Highway 11. _x000D_ Wilson Museum which is hosted in three buildings one of which is the Woodview School is located in the town of Dundurn. _x000D_ The town has three designated heritage properties: _x000D_ 51°48?35?N 106°30?27?W? / ?51.80959°N 106.50763°W? / 51.80959; -106.50763? (Dundurn, Saskatchewan) _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundurn,_Saskatchewan