services
add site
stats
database
health videos
designs
toolbar
live show
health store
more stuff
JOIN/LOGIN
| advertise services add site stats database health videos
| | about designs toolbar live show health store more stuff JOIN/LOGIN |
Saskatchewan Yoga Directory - Saskatchewan Yoga, Yoga Classes, Yoga... yogadirectorycanada.com | Chiropractors' Association of Saskatchewan - Chiropractic in... saskchiropractic.ca |
Humboldt is a Canadian city located in the province of Saskatchewan, 113 km east of Saskatoon at the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 20.
[edit] HistoryNamed after the German explorer, Alexander von Humboldt, Humboldt began as a telegraph station located on the Carlton Trail, a wagon route used in the early days of Canada as a route from Fort Garry (Winnipeg) to Fort Edmonton. The name “Humboldt” was approved in 1875 for the site in the North West Territories along the Canadian Pacific Telegraph Line at which a repair station was built (8 km south-west of the present city site). Built in 1878, the Humboldt Telegraph Station[2] played an integral part in communications for the developing west.[3] With the Métis uprising led by Louis Riel taking place at Batoche just 100 km northwest, Humboldt became the communication link between Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and his forces in the west, thus a site of strategic significance. General Middleton arrived in April 1885 with 950 soldiers, established a garrison at the station and used it as his base for scouting operations. At that time, the Humboldt station was crucial, since the telegraph line further west was periodically cut, so Humboldt was the last secure link to the east.  On May 1, 1885, Humboldt became the site of a large supply depot under Maj. Lt.-Colonel G. T. Denison, of the Governor Generals Body Guard. A combined force of approximately 460 men built an elaborate series of entrenchments, converting the station into a fortified military encampment to protect the supplies. The troops left Humboldt in July 1885. The area was also the site of the first stagecoach robbery in Western Canada. Parts of the Carlton Trail in the form of wagon tracks still exist in the Humboldt area. Humboldt in its beginnings was primarily German Catholic. Immigration to the area from both the Northern Plains states of the USA and Germany was promoted by the German American Land Company. St Peter's Abbey at Muenster was established by Benedictine monks from St John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. Many immigrants from Germany settled in areas in and around Humboldt such as Muenster, St Gregor and Englefeld. Immigrants from the Russian Empire who were ethnic Germans settled in the area west of Humboldt and south of the hamlet of Carmel. Until the 1940s, Humboldt had a small Jewish community (less than 10 families) which played a prominent role in its business and cultural life. After being established as a city, Humboldt became an important location in Saskatchewan known as the Heart of the Sure Crop District for its reliable growing weather, which led the town to become a centre for farming equipment and supply businesses. [edit] ClimateHumboldt is positioned near the centre of the continent having a relatively high latitude. It is a great distance from the moist and moderating influence of oceans influence its atmospheric environment. The latitudinal difference of Saskatchewan can typically explain a 6–8 difference mean in annual temperatures across the province. Humboldt's lands are grasslands which are ideal for the agricultural economy. The lands are primarily flat with small rolling hills. 
[edit] DemographicsAccording to the 2006 census, Humboldt has a population of 4,998 people which is a decrease in 3.2% from the previous census in 2001. In 2008 the population had grown to 5,765 people.[citation needed] Around 16% of the population consists of youths under the age of 15. The 2006 Census states that the median age of the Humboldt population is 45. According to the Canada 2006 Census:[5]
The above land area figure was provided by the City of Humboldt in 2006. According to the 2006 Census, Humboldt consists of mostly Caucasian and Aboriginal people. 97.8% of the population is occupied by Caucasian ethnicity as well as a small portion of visible minority. The other 2.2% is occupied by Aboriginal peoples. [edit] EconomyAbout 95% of all goods produced in the province directly depend on its basic resources (grains, livestock, oil and gas, potash, uranium and wood, and their refined products.  Humboldt is mainly an agricultural community. Wheat, grain, canola, flax, peas, rye, lentils, canary seeds and barley are mainly grown in the area. Beef cattle production, as well as other livestock, is significant for the community. With many farmers in the area, agricultural related businesses were formed. Some of the services offered are trucking and financial management, finance, business services, wholesale trade, transportation, etc. These jobs became significant for the farming community as well as the manufacturing community. [edit] Notable peopleNotable people who were born, grew up in or established their fame in Humboldt:
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ↑ top of page ↑ | about thumbshots |
