St. Walburg, Saskatchewan
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St. Walburg is a town of 800 people located in west-central Saskatchewan
. It is located in the prairie
region of Saskatchewan. 10 kilometers to the north is the Bronson Provincial Forest. It is located on Saskatchewan Highway 26
. St. Walburg located in the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte #501. The main economies are grain and some cattle farming. The oil
and natural gas
industries are become increasingly important in the area. There is a large number of businesses in the town as the town enjoys a fairly large amount of economic prosperity.
The town and surrounding area was originally settled mostly by German
settlers who settled the area between the 1910's and 1930's as well as a few Polish
, Ukrainian
and French
settlers later on. The Canadian Northern Railway
continued its branch line from Turtleford to St. Walburg in 1919 which caused a boom in the area. Many homesteaders arrived within months. A sad note for the community was when the Canadian National Railway
abandoned its rail line from North Battleford to St. Walburg in 2005 when the remaining grain elevators on the line closed. The line was officially abandoned in 2008.
St. Walburg legal land description: SE-5-54-22-W3
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. It is located in the prairie
Prairie
Prairies are considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type...
region of Saskatchewan. 10 kilometers to the north is the Bronson Provincial Forest. It is located on Saskatchewan Highway 26
Saskatchewan Highway 26
Highway 26 is a highway in the northern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and begins at Hwy 4 north of North Battleford which sets the southern end of the highway. The concurrency of Highway 224 east with Highway 950 west separates at Highway 26 which demarks the northern extremity. ...
. St. Walburg located in the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte #501. The main economies are grain and some cattle farming. The oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
and natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
industries are become increasingly important in the area. There is a large number of businesses in the town as the town enjoys a fairly large amount of economic prosperity.
The town and surrounding area was originally settled mostly by German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
settlers who settled the area between the 1910's and 1930's as well as a few Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
, Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
and French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
settlers later on. The Canadian Northern Railway
Canadian Northern Railway
The Canadian Northern Railway is a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its demise in 1923, when it was merged into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton.-Manitoba beginnings:CNoR had its start in...
continued its branch line from Turtleford to St. Walburg in 1919 which caused a boom in the area. Many homesteaders arrived within months. A sad note for the community was when the Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
abandoned its rail line from North Battleford to St. Walburg in 2005 when the remaining grain elevators on the line closed. The line was officially abandoned in 2008.
St. Walburg legal land description: SE-5-54-22-W3
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