Riceton is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
History
The first grain elevator was built in 1913. By 1968 Riceton's population was 128.
Name
According to a collectively-researched 1968 publication on Saskatchewan place name origins, Riceton was named after J. S. Rice who owned the land on which the town was incorporated.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riceton had a population of 33 living in 21 of its 27 total private dwellings, a change of -45.9% from its 2016 population of 61. With a land area of 0.61 km (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 54.1/km (140.1/sq mi) in 2021.
References
- ^ Russell, E. T. (1968). What's in a Name?: Traveling Through Saskatchewan with the Story of 1600 Place Names. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Book Service. p. 269.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
50°06′34″N 104°19′09″W / 50.10944°N 104.31917°W / 50.10944; -104.31917
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