Dollard
Unincorporated community
Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc Roman Catholic Church (closed)
Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc Roman Catholic Church (closed)
Dollard is located in Arlington No. 79
Dollard
Dollard
Dollard is located in Saskatchewan
Dollard
Dollard
Coordinates: 49°36′56″N 108°35′10″W / 49.61563°N 108.58612°W / 49.61563; -108.58612
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division4
Rural MunicipalityArlington
Post office Founded1909
Village established1910
Area
 • Total0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total35
 • Density55.4/km2 (143/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 13
IndustriesAgriculture
Oil
Trucking
[1]

Dollard is an unincorporated community, within the Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is situated on the historic Red Coat Trail in the southwest corner of the province, 13 km west of the town of Shaunavon and 21 km east of the town of Eastend. It is approximately 100 km from the Montana USA border and 130 km to the Alberta border.

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.[2][3]

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.[3]

The post office closed in 1988.[1]

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 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 35.7/km2 (92.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

The character Wanda Dollard from the Canadian comedy television series Corner Gas is named for this town.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Alan (2006). "FRENCH SETTLEMENTS". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Great Plains Research Center. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Musee Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan (Dollard)". Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

49°36′56″N 108°35′10″W / 49.61563°N 108.58612°W / 49.61563; -108.58612


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