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Unincorporated community in Saskatchewan
Otthon
Unincorporated community
Otthon is located in SaskatchewanOtthonOtthonLocation of Otthon
Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 102°36′04″W / 51.100°N 102.601°W / 51.100; -102.601
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityCana No. 214
Population
 • Total56
Postal codeS0A 2P0
Area code306

Otthon is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

The Otthon post office, opened in 1898, (closing briefly between 1898 and 1899) and then remained open until December 31, 1968. Otthon was established in 1894 by Christopher Rennie , with the name Otthon meaning home in the Hungarian language. The initial settlers were led by Rev. Janos Kovacs of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Pennsylvania. The settlement attracted Hungarian miners working in Pennsylvania as well as immigrants directly from Hungary

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Otthon had a population of 56 living in 26 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of -23.3% from its 2016 population of 73. With a land area of 0.27 km (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 207.4/km (537.2/sq mi) in 2021.

References

  1. "Item Display - Post Offices and Postmasters - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
  2. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/Saskatchewan/ethnic/hungarian/Otthon_Plaque.html
  3. "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details".
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.


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