Old Wives, Saskatchewan

Old Wives, Saskatchewan
Old Wives, Saskatchewan
—  Unincorporated Hamlet  —
Old Wives, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Old Wives, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 106°00′02″W / 50.2°N 106.00055°W / 50.2; -106.00055
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division Division No. 3
Rural Municipality Hillsborough
Post office Founded 1912-01-01 (Closed 1969-10-10)
Government
 - Reeve
 - Administrator
 - Governing body Hillsborough No. 132
Area
 - Total 0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 - Total 0
 - Density 0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 363
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Old Wives is a hamlet in Hillsborough Rural Municipality No. 132, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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History

Both the hamlet of Old Wives and Old Wives Lake were named after a local legend that a Cree camp was attacked by a band of Blackfoot warriors and the older women could not escape. They drowned in the lake while trying to swim away to safety.[5]

Demographics

Old Wives, like so many other small communities throughout Saskatchewan, has struggled to maintain a sturdy population causing it to become a ghost town with only a population with no citizens.

In 2001, Ardill had a population of 0 living in 0 dwellings, a 0% increase from 1996. The village had a land area of 0 km2 (0 sq mi) and a population density of 0.0 /km2 (0 /sq mi).

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Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 105°00′02″W / 50.2°N 105.00056°W / 50.2; -105.00056


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