Rhein, Saskatchewan
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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
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.
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