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St. Louis Saskatchewan Information

St. Louis (2016 population: 415) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431 and Census Division No. 15. It is south of the City of Prince Albert and northeast of Batoche. _x000D_ It was founded by Métis settlers in the late 19th century, and is the northernmost Southbranch Settlement, a series of communities which range from Fish Creek in the south along the South Saskatchewan River through Batoche and St. Laurent to St. Louis. _x000D_ The village is known also for the St. Louis light, a supposed paranormal anomaly. _x000D_ St. Louis incorporated as a village on May 19, 1959. _x000D_ St. Louis is home to a large archaeological site of Indigenous artifacts predating those found at Wanuskewin near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Key discoveries at the site have included new species of wolf and buffalo approximately 25% larger than modern species and a bead that indicates decoration of clothing about 1000 years earlier than previously thought. _x000D_ St. Louis is just northeast of South Branch House, one of many small trading posts from fur trading days; this post was attacked and burnt by the Atsina in the 18th century, in retaliation for the company’s supplying their enemies the Cree and Assiniboine with guns and goods. _x000D_ The nearest community of size is Prince Albert, a twenty-seven-minute drive to the north. St. Louis is located near the intersection of Highway 2 north–south and Highway 25; Highway 2 used to run through the village, but now bypasses it several kilometres to the east. The grid road Highway 782 continues westerly along the South Saskatchewan River to arrive at Duck Lake. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Louis had a population of 432 living in 152 of its 154 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 415. With a land area of 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 445.4/km2 (1,153.5/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of St. Louis recorded a population of 415 living in 149 of its 155 total private dwellings, a -8.2% change from its 2011 population of 449. With a land area of 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 384.3/km2 (995.2/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ St. Louis is known also for its St. Louis light, a supposed paranormal anomaly, the historic St. Louis Bridge and the picturesque beauty of the South Saskatchewan River. A large bison sculpture of an extinct species that was 25% larger than modern bison is on display. The sculpture was the last work of Ralph Berg, who created other monumental pieces in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Saskatchewan