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Sintaluta
Sintaluta is a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, with a population of 124 as of the 2021 Census. Located about 85 km east of Regina, it sits north of the Trans-Canada Highway. The town’s name comes from the Lakota language, meaning 'tail of the red fox.' Sintaluta also serves as the administrative headquarters of the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation band government.
The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) played a key role in Sintaluta’s history, with the first section foreman arriving in 1886, followed by the opening of the railway station in 1898. Sintaluta was incorporated as a town in 1907, soon after Saskatchewan became a province. Before the CPR, the town was a key stop for pioneers heading west, with the first stopping house established in 1881.
The town has a rich history of education and religion. The first school classroom opened around 1882, and several churches were built between 1887 and the early 1960s, including the well-preserved St. John the Baptist Anglican Church and St. Helene’s Roman Catholic Church. Sintaluta's first schoolhouse was built in 1895, with a larger stone school following in 1899, though it was destroyed by fire in 1905. A two-story brick school was then constructed in 1907, using locally sourced bricks from a factory in Lebret.
In 1901, the district experienced a bumper wheat crop, but farmers faced difficulties transporting their grain due to issues with the CPR. Led by Edward Alexander Partridge, they successfully sued the railway, marking a significant victory for farmers at the time. Sintaluta became one of the largest grain shipping points in Western Canada, a story later made into a movie by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, titled 'The Long Haul'.
Sintaluta was also the birthplace of the United Grain Growers Association (now Agricore United), with several local residents serving on its first board of directors. The town played a prominent role in the early days of the Grain Growers Guide, now known as *The Country Guide*.
Throughout the years, Sintaluta was home to seven elevator companies, cementing its reputation as a top grain-producing region. Today, only two of the original elevators remain, privately owned, and part of the fewer than 350 elevators still standing across the prairies.
Other notable figures in Sintaluta's history include Robert (Bob) Baker, who worked for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and later became Town Clerk, and Vic Sexsmith, who served as the Manager of the Sintaluta Co-op service station and later became the town’s Mayor.
According to the 2021 Census, Sintaluta's population increased slightly by 4.2% from 2016, with 124 residents living in 55 of its 72 private dwellings. The town covers an area of 2.67 km², resulting in a population density of 46.4 people per square kilometer.
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