Avonlea, Saskatchewan

History

Avonlea incorporated as a village on February 10, 1912. The village was named after the fictional town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island in Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables. The television series Road to Avonlea is based on the book.

Parks and attractions

Avonlea Heritage Museum houses many artifacts from the area in the train station, and contains an indoor Main Street, agricultural displays as well as murals by accomplished local artist Paul Geraghty.

Avonlea Badlands are four kilometres away to the west on private land. Guided tours are available through the museum.

The picturesque Dirt Hills to the west are home to natural flora and fauna. The Dirt Hills are the largest push moraine in the world.

Dunnet Regional Park, which was named after a local medical doctor, was built and opened on the west side of Reg Watson Reservoir in 1967. The park provides RV parks, camping, fishing, boating, a swimming pool, and eight baseball diamonds. Fish species in the lake include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, and burbot. Walleye are liberally stocked in the lake.

Sports and recreation

Long Creek Golf & Country Club is an 18-hole championship golf course four kilometres east of the village along Avonlea Creek.

Avonlea is home to the Avonlea Arrows of the senior men's Highway Hockey League. The team plays at the village's Avonlea Arena.

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|442 |1986|433 |1991|405 |1996|402 |2001|412 |2006|381 |2011|398 |2016|393 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Avonlea had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.3 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Avonlea recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.96 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

References

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3. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations.
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5. "Avonlea Badlands". Avonlea Museum.
6. "Exploring the World's Largest Glacial Push Hills in Saskatchewan « Saskatchewanderer".
7. "5 hidden gems not to be missed in Saskatchewan".
8. "Long Creek Golf & Country Club". Long Creek Golf & Country Club.
9. "Highway Hockey". Highway Hockey.
10. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
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