Humboldt (Saskatchewan)

Humboldt
Location in Saskatchewan
Humboldt
State :	Canada
Province :	Saskatchewan
Region:	Census Division No. 15th
Rural municipality:	Humboldt No. 370
Coordinates :	52 ° 12 ′  N , 105 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 52 ° 12 ′  N , 105 ° 7 ′  W
Height :	548  m
Area :	11.66 km²
Residents :	4872 (as of 2016)
Population density :	417.8 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Central Time ( UTC − 6 )
Postal code :	S0K
Area code :	+1 306
Mayor :	Rob Muench
Website :	www.humboldt.ca
Humboldt & District Museum, formerly Humboldt Post Office

Humboldt is a city in the Canadian prairie province of Saskatchewan with 4872 inhabitants (2016).

geography

Humboldt is about 200 kilometers north of Regina and 100 kilometers east of Saskatoon . Saskatchewan Highways 20 and 5 cross in Humboldt.

history

The place was first settled in 1875. After a repair station for a telegraph line was set up there, it became increasingly important as an important part of telecommunications in the following years and was named in honor of the German natural scientist Alexander von Humboldt . In 1885 Frederick Dobson Middleton settled there with 950 soldiers and used the place as a base for military operations. At the beginning of the 20th century , members of the Benedictine order under the leadership of Father Bruno Doerfler, who belonged to the Saint Peter-Muenster Abbey , acquired land in order to establish a new branch. With the construction of a railway line, the place continued to grow and in 2000 received the status of "City". The Humboldt Broncos ice hockey team is based in Humboldt .

sons and daughters of the town

• Cori Bartel (* 1971), curler
• John Burton (born 1927), politician
• Glenn Hall (* 1931), ice hockey goalkeeper
• Ralph Klassen (* 1955), ice hockey player
• Lylian Klimek (* 1942), visual artist
• Tony Leswick (1923-2001), ice hockey player
• Ross Lonsberry (1947-2014), ice hockey player
• Lyndon Rush (* 1980), bobsledder
• Wade Skolney (* 1981), former ice hockey player
• Brianne Theisen-Eaton (* 1988), track and field athlete
• Dustin Tokarski (* 1989), ice hockey goalkeeper
• Brendan Witt (* 1975), ice hockey player
• Jeremy Wotherspoon (* 1976), speed skater

Individual evidence

1. ^ Census Canada
2. ^ History
3. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

Commons : Humboldt, Saskatchewan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• saskmuseums.org/museums - Humboldt & District Museum & Gallery
• humboldtbroncos - Website of the Humboldt Broncos