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| Town of Gravelbourg | |||
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Saskatchewan |
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| Region | Saskatchewan | ||
| Census division | 3 | ||
| Rural Municipality | Gravelbourg | ||
| Post office Founded | N/A | ||
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A | ||
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Fernand Bouvier | ||
| - Town Manager | Gord Murray | ||
| - Governing body | Gravelbourg Town Council | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 3.23 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 1,089 | ||
| - Density | 337.6/km2 (874.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC) | ||
| Postal code | S0H 1X0 | ||
| Area code(s) | 306 | ||
| Highways | Redcoat Trail | ||
| Waterways | |||
| Website: Town of Gravelbourg website | |||
Gravelbourg is a small town found in south central Saskatchewan. Historically francophone it is now bilingual. It is located just west of the Wood River at the junction of provincial Highways 43 and 58, approximately 125 kilometres from Moose Jaw, Swift Current, and the United States border. The region served as a path for First Nations peoples many years ago, and was also integrated into the Redcoat Trail of the 19th century. Gravelbourg is now a key link on the 21st century Trans Canada Trail.
Gravelbourg celebrated its centennial in 2006.
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Demographics
Gravelbourg is located in the federal riding of Cypress Hills-Grasslands and in the provincial constituency of Wood River.
According to the Canada 2006 Census:1
| • Population: | 1,089 (-8.3% from 2001) |
| • Land area: | 3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| • Population density: | 337.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (874 /sq mi) |
| • Median age: | 48.2 (males: 46.4, females: 49.3) |
| • Total private dwellings: | 528 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 481 |
| • Median household income: | $Not Available |
Education
The town has for the past four decades been noteworthy for College Mathieu, a francophone boarding school for boys and girls who wish to acquire or retain fluency in French. The school has attracted students from throughout the southern part of the province as well as other areas of Canada and overseas.
Cypress Hills College operates a satellite campus in Gravelbourg.
Religion
The town was for many years the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic diocese of Gravelbourg and there was a francophone bishop in residence. Pope John Paul II, however, suppressed the diocese in 1998. The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption was at that time designated a "co-cathedral" of the archdiocese of Regina although in practical terms this has little real meaning.
See also
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of towns in Saskatchewan
- Fransaskois
- Our Lady of Assumption Co-Cathedral
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