Craven, Saskatchewan


Craven is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219 and Census Division No. 6. The village lies northeast of the Town of Lumsden in the Qu'Appelle Valley.
Craven is host to an annual country music festival called Country Thunder Saskatchewan. It was originally called the Big Valley Jamboree, and was first established by Father Lucien Larré as a fundraiser for his Bosco Homes for emotionally disturbed youth. A successor event, the Kinsmen Rock'N the Valley rock music festival, ran until 2004. The country music format was revived in 2005.

History

Craven was founded in 1882 by Colonel Stone and was originally called Sussex. The original settlement was located a half a mile east from the present site. Craven incorporated as a village on April 11, 1905.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Craven 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.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Craven recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Notable people

Craven is the hometown of NHL hockey player Tanner Glass.