Dollard, Saskatchewan
History
By 1908 enough French speaking settlers had arrived in the region to establish a community which they named Valroy (Val Roy). The name was later changed to Dollard. The name Dollard was chosen by Father Louis-Pierre Gravel (the founder of Gravelbourg) to honour the memory of a hero of New France, Adam Dollard, Sieur des Ormeaux.
A post office was established in 1909 and in 1911 the church of Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) was built. A store soon followed and then a school in 1912.
The post office closed in 1988.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dollard had a population of 20 living in 11 of its 14 total private dwellings, a change of 300% from its 2016 population of 5. With a land area of 0.56 km (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 35.7/km (92.5/sq mi) in 2021.
Dollard in popular culture
The character Wanda Dollard from the Canadian comedy television series Corner Gas is named for this town.
See also
References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ Anderson, Alan (2006). "FRENCH SETTLEMENTS". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Great Plains Research Center. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "Musee Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan (Dollard)". Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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