Cudworth, Saskatchewan
Cudworth had a population of 770 people in 2011. It has a public K-12 school, 60 local businesses and 3 churches serving the rural area surrounding it. It is surrounded by a large agricultural community.
The first pioneers settled the area west of modern-day Cudworth in the late 19th century. German settlers arrived in 1903 and settled in nearby Leofeld, Saskatchewan.
Established in 1911, the village was named after English philosopher Ralph Cudworth. Present day Cudworth continues to consist mainly of families with Ukrainian and German origins.
History
The town was originally peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin including Germany, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine.
In September 2008, Cudworth's grain elevator went up into flames. Cudworth was one of three Saskatchewan towns that still had an original Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator and a Canadian National Railway (CN) train station.
Historic sites
Located two miles west of Cudworth is the historic Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine. The site consists of an altar, chapel, statue and Stations of the Cross on a hill west of Highway 2. The shrine was established after three children saw a beautiful sad lady dragging chains and carrying a golden cross – when they approached her, she vanished. There is an annual pilgrimage on the tenth Sunday after Easter. It is an official pilgrimage of the Saskatoon Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy.
The Cudworth Heritage Museum (former CN Station) (c. 1925) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cudworth had a population of 772 living in 331 of its 364 total private dwellings, a change of -5.2% from its 2016 population of 814. With a land area of 2.12 km (0.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 364.2/km (943.1/sq mi) in 2021.
| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 772 (-5.2% from 2016) | 770 (4.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 2.12 km (0.82 sq mi) | 2.21 km (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population density | 364.8/km (945/sq mi) | 348.7/km (903/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.4 (M: 45.6, F: 50.8) | 52.2 (M: 51.4, F: 53.5) |
| Private dwellings | 364 (total) 331 (occupied) | 357 (total) |
| Median household income | $66,500 |
Transportation
The municipality operates the Cudworth Municipal Airport.
Notable people
Dr. Aaron Hadland