Prud'homme (; 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371 and Census Division No. 15. It is approximately northeast of Saskatoon. Prud'homme was first known by the name of Bluebell Ranch, then Lally Siding. In 1905 the Canadian Northern Railway came through and renamed it Marcotte's Crossing; two years later it became known as Howell; and finally, in 1922, it was named after the Suffragan Bishop of Prince-Albert–Saskatoon, Joseph H. Prud'homme. The community is mostly based on agriculture.
History
Prud'homme incorporated as a village on November 15, 1922.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Prud'homme had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Prud'homme recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable people
Maurice Baudoux, Archbishop of Saint-Boniface
Anthony Bidulka, author
Jeanne Sauvé, Governor General of Canada 1984–1990, first woman in this office
See also
List of communities in Saskatchewan
Villages of Saskatchewan
References
External links
2001 Community Profiles
GeoNames Query
Online Historical Map Digitization Project
Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
Prud'homme Village Council
Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
Saskatchewan Roman Catholic Churches ~ Online Parish Registers ~ History >> Howell / Prud'homme