Richard, Saskatchewan


Richard is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 and Census Division No. 16. It is approximately east of the City of North Battleford.

History

Richard was founded in 1900 by Emile Richard. He was born in 1860, and died in Montreal in 1942. He moved out of Richard, Saskatchewan when the Richard House "Acadia" burnt down in 1935.
The Richard post office was established in 1904. Richard incorporated as a village on October 11, 1916.
At one time, Richard consisted of the following buildings: original Richard Ranch Building, Patrick Labreque's store, Emile Richard's Barn, a Grain Elevator, H. G. Grahams post office, Livery Barn, Richard Hotel, Emile Richard's brick home and garage, CO-OP store, Mrs. Florence's Gift Shoppe, Richard Bank, Ernest McEwen home, H.P Voke house, Kokesh and Poeppings Garage, Richard C.N.R. Station, Skwara's Store, Town Hall, Corner Store, Colin Campbell's Store, Cafe, Haight House.
The only one of these buildings standing today is the post office. Over the years, many of these buildings have been purchased and moved out of town.

Demographics

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

Government

The current mayor is Merilyn Wawryk.