Yarbo, Saskatchewan


Yarbo is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Langenburg No. 181 and Census Division No. 5. The village is located 24 km south of the Town of Churchbridge on Highway 80. James Helmeczi was born and raised in Yarbo. His modest start in this small community gave him the insight to write his first novel. The novel was titled Life before Technology. James holds Yarbo dear to heart and it is referenced in his novel many times.

History

Yarbo incorporated as a village on July 1, 1964.

Demographics

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