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{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{About|the town in Saskatchewan, Canada|the surrounding rural municipality|Rural Municipality of Rosthern No. 403|the civil parish in England|Rostherne}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Rosthern
|settlement_type = Town 
|image_skyline = Business District Rosthern Saskatchewan.jpg
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada 
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]] 
|subdivision_type2 = [[Rural municipality]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Saskatchewan]] 
|subdivision_name2 = [[Rural Municipality of Rosthern No. 403|Rosthern No. 403]]
|established_title =Post office founded
|established_date = 1893-09-01
|established_title2 = Village established
|established_date2 = 1898
|established_title3 = Town incorporated
|established_date3 = 1903
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = Dennis Helmuth
|leader_title1 =[[Member of Parliament|MP]] ([[Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek]])
|leader_name1 = [[Kelly Block]]
|area_total_km2 = 4.31
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|population_total = 1,688
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|postal_code_type = [[Postal code]]
|postal_code = S0K 3R0
|area_code = 306
|website = {{URL|http://rosthern.com}}
|footnotes = <ref name="census2011pop" >{{cite web |title=2011 Community Profiles |work=Statistics Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2014-08-02 |archive-date=2018-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226131643/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E%0A |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=National Archives |first=Archivia Net |title=Post Offices and Postmasters |url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |access-date=2007-08-02 |archive-date=2006-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Saskatchewan |first=MRD Home |title=Municipal Directory System |url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |access-date=2014-08-02 |archive-date=2016-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Canadian Textiles Institute. |title=CTI Determine your provincial constituency |year=2005 |url=http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070911025012/http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm |archive-date =2007-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Commissioner of Canada Elections |first=Chief Electoral Officer of Canada |title=Elections Canada On-line |year=2005 |url=http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |access-date=2007-08-02 |archive-date=2007-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>
|leader_title2 =[[Member of the Legislative Assembly|M.L.A.]] ([[Rosthern-Shellbrook]]) 
|leader_name2 = [[Scott Moe]]
|timezone = [[Central Standard Time|CST]]
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'''Rosthern''' is a town at the juncture of [[Saskatchewan Highway 11|Highway&nbsp;11]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 312|Highway&nbsp;312]] in central [[Saskatchewan]], Canada. It is roughly halfway between the cities of [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]] and [[Saskatoon]].

== History ==
[[Mennonite]] settlers, led by [[Gerhard Ens]], began arriving in the area around 1890, with the establishment of the [[Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company|Qu'Appelle, Long Lake & Saskatchewan Railway]] to [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Rosthern (Saskatchewan, Canada) |publisher=Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia}}</ref> The post office was established in 1893, and by 1898 the community achieved village status. In 1903, Rosthern was incorporated as a town.<ref name="esask">{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/rosthern.html |title=Rosthern |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan |publisher=Canadian Plains Research Center, [[University of Regina]] |year=2006 |access-date=2016-05-13 |archive-date=2016-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418230634/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/rosthern.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are several apocryphal versions of the story about how the town got its name. One is that in the late 1880s when the railway ran through from [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] to Prince Albert a man by the name of Ross drowned in the creek that flows through the town. ''Terne'' is old English for tarn meaning a pool, and the name stuck.<ref>{{Citation |last=Russell |first=E. T. |title=What's in a Name? |publisher=Western Producer Prairie Books |year=1975 |location=Saskatoon, Sk |pages=276 |isbn=1-894022-92-0}}</ref> In all likelihood, however, the town's name echoes an old world name brought over by a homesick worker on the railroad, in this case that of [[Rostherne]], a village in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Citation |last=Barry |first=Bill |title=People Places Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames |publisher=Print West communications |year=2003 |location=Regina, Canada |pages=230 |isbn=1-894022-92-0}}</ref>

== Attractions and recreation ==
[[Image:Rosthern Mennonite Heritage Museum.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Mennonite Heritage Museum (1910)]]
Rosthern has a public library, many parks and walking trails, Valley Regional Park with an 18-hole grass green golf course, two ball-diamonds, two indoor hockey rinks, a curling rink, bowling alley, and three school gyms. An outdoor swimming pool was completed in 2005. Rosthern is also home to the Youth Farm Bible Camp.

Nearby Rosthern is the [[Seager Wheeler Farm]], a [[National Historic Site of Canada]], and the Rosthern Mennonite Heritage Museum ({{circa}} 1909–1910). It is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.<ref>http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=1576 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224032648/http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=1576 |date=2012-02-24 }} Canadian Register of Historic Places.</ref>

== Valley Regional Park ==
[[Image:ValleyRegionalPark.jpg|left|thumb|190px|Valley Regional Park entrance]]
'''Valley Regional Park''' ({{Coord|52.6834|-106.3006|display=inline}}),<ref>{{cite web |title= Valley Regional Park (Rosthern Section) |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWIW|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> founded in 1974, is a [[List of protected areas of Saskatchewan#Regional parks|regional park]] about {{convert|2|km}} north-east of Rosthern on the western shore of Rempel Lake. The park has an 18-hole golf course, campground, and picnic area. There is also a 100-foot slide and an 80-foot [[zip line]]. The campground has about 80 campsites and modern washrooms and showers. Access to the park is from [[Saskatchewan Highway 11|Highway 11]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Golf, Regional Park Campground, Municipal / Regional Park |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/2998/valley---rosthern-regional-park |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Valley |url=https://saskregionalparks.ca/park/valley/ |website=Regional Parks of Saskatchewan |publisher=Saskatchewan Regional Parks |access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref>

Valley Regional Park Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 72 course with grass greens and 6,577 total yards. There is a pro shop, practice green, and a licensed clubhouse.<ref>{{cite web |title=Valley Regional Park Golf Club |url=https://www.golfcanada.ca/golf-facility/valley-regional-park-golf-club-en/ |website=Golf Canada |publisher=Golf Canada |access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref>

== Churches ==
Rosthern is home to over ten churches including [[Mennonites|Mennonite]], [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada|Ukrainian Orthodox]], [[The New Church (Swedenborgian)|Swedenborgian]], [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]], [[Anglicanism|Anglican]], [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]], [[Catholic Church in Ukraine|Ukrainian Catholic]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]], [[Alliance World Fellowship|Christian & Missionary Alliance]], and [[Baptists|Baptist]].

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Rosthern had a population of {{val|1602|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|642|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|694|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1602-1688}}|1688|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1688|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|4.14|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1602|4.14|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=February 9, 2022 |accessdate=April 1, 2022 |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905031958/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Canada_census
|location = Rosthern
|2021_population=1,602 |2021_pop_delta=-5.1 |2021_land_area=4.14 |2021_pop_density=386.9
|2021_median_age=41.2 |2021_median_age_m=40 |2021_median_age_f=42.4
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=645 |2021_mean_hh_income= |2021_geocode=2021A00054715032 |2021_access_date=2022-04-27
|2001_population = 1,504
|2001_pop_delta=
|2001_land_area= 4.01
|2001_pop_density=375.4
|2001_median_age=41.5 
|2001_median_age_m=39.2
|2001_median_age_f= 43.9
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=702
|2001_mean_hh_income=29,671
|2006_population= 1,382
|2006_pop_delta=-8.1
|2006_land_area=4.01
|2006_pop_density=375.4
|2006_median_age=N/A
|2006_median_age_m=N/A
|2006_median_age_f=N/A
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=660
|2006_total_pvt_dwell_usual=607
|2006_mean_hh_income=N/A
|2006_access_date=2009-02-24
|2011_population= 1,572
|2011_pop_delta=13.7
|2011_land_area=4.31
|2011_pop_density=365.0	
|2011_median_age=46.0
|2011_median_age_m=43.6
|2011_median_age_f=47.7
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=731
|2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual=706
|2011_mean_hh_income=N/A
|2011_access_date=2012-07-01
|2016_access_date=2017-06-05|2016_land_area=4.31|2016_mean_hh_income=N/A|2016_median_age=43.3|2016_median_age_f=44.8|2016_median_age_m=41.8|2016_pop_delta=7.4|2016_pop_density=392.0|2016_population=1,688|2016_total_pvt_dwell=747|2016_total_pvt_dwell_usual=689}}

== Notable people ==
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*[[Bill Braden]], politician
*[[George Braden]], 2nd [[Premier of Northwest Territories]]
*[[Russ Brayshaw]], hockey player
*[[Onésime Dorval]], educator
*[[Wayne Elhard]], politician
*[[Isaak Elias]], politician
*[[Gerhard Ens]], town founder
*[[Jerry Friesen]], football player
*[[Ben Heppner (politician)|Ben Heppner]], politician
*[[Jim Hrycuik]], hockey player
*[[Roger Kortko]], hockey player
*[[George Langley (politician)|George Langley]], politician
*[[Frederick Loveroff]], artist
*[[Archibald Peter McNab]], 6th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
*[[Myles Morin]], politician
*[[Earle Morris (curler)|Earle Morris]], curler
*[[Barbara Nickel]], writer
*[[Erdman Penner]], Disney screenwriter
*[[Jim Penner]], businessman and politician
*[[J. D. Denis Pelletier]], judge
*[[Richie Regehr]], hockey player
*[[Robyn Regehr]], hockey player
*[[Jeanne Thomarat]], artist
*[[Maurice Vellacott]], politician
*[[Seager Wheeler]], author
*[[Art Wiebe]], hockey player
*[[Berny Wiens]], politician
{{div col end}}

== See also ==
* [[List of towns in Saskatchewan]]
* [[List of communities in Saskatchewan]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.rosthern.com/}}

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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Rosthern
|North = [[Duck Lake, Saskatchewan|Duck Lake]]
|Northwest = [[Laird, Saskatchewan|Laird]]
|West = [[Waldheim, Saskatchewan|Waldheim]]
|Southwest = 
|South = [[Hague, Saskatchewan|Hague]]
|Southeast = 
|East = [[Wakaw, Saskatchewan|Wakaw]]
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{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|towns=yes}}
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[[Category:Towns in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Rosthern No. 403, Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Division No. 15, Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Mennonitism in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Russian Mennonite diaspora in Canada]]