Richmound (2016 population: 147) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142 and Census Division No. 8. It is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The economy is driven in large part by the oil and gas sector as well as agriculture. The area was originally settled by Germans, mostly Catholics from South Russia.

The village has a community hall, church, skating arena, ball diamonds, a credit union and a general store. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and students are now bussed to a neighbouring village.

In September 2023, the leader of a sovereign citizen group Romana Didulo and about fifteen to twenty-five supporters took up residence in a former school. Didulo responded to demonstrations against her presence in Richmound by allegedly threatening local officials through emails and social media posts.

History

Richmound incorporated as a village on May 5, 1947.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richmound had a population of 118 living in 55 of its 61 total private dwellings, a change of -19.7% from its 2016 population of 147. With a land area of 0.48 km (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 245.8/km (636.7/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Richmound recorded a population of 147 living in 66 of its 78 total private dwellings, a -4.8% change from its 2011 population of 154. With a land area of 0.47 km (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 312.8/km (810.1/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan