Rhein, Saskatchewan

Rhein (pronounced 'Ryan') (2016 population: 170) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243 and Census Division No. 9.

Rhein

Location of Rhein in Saskatchewan

History

Rhein incorporated as a village on March 10, 1913.^[1]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	271	—
1986	255	−5.9%
1991	218	−14.5%
1996	197	−9.6%
2001	175	−11.2%
2006	161	−8.0%
2011	158	−1.9%
2016	170	+7.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[2][3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rhein had a population of 149 living in 65 of its 81 total private dwellings, a change of -12.4% from its 2016 population of 170. With a land area of 1.08 km² (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 138.0/km² (357.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Rhein recorded a population of 170 living in 71 of its 81 total private dwellings, a 7.1% change from its 2011 population of 158. With a land area of 1.09 km² (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 156.0/km² (403.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

Economy

Commercial cultivation of industrial cannabis was banned in Canada in 1938, but as of 1928 1,640 acres of cannabis were grown in Canada, with 200 of those acres located in Rhein.^[6]

Notable residents

Rhein was the hometown of Arnie Weinmeister, one of the only two Canadians to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Established Ukrainian-Canadian fiddler (the late) Bill Prokopchuk, who recorded several albums and appeared in the 1979 NFB film "Paper Wheat," was born in Rhein in 1925.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan

References

1. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
3. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
6. Report of the Minister of Agriculture for Canada. Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery. 1927. p. 15.

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