Riceton, Saskatchewan

Riceton is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 65 in the Canada 2006 Census.^[1]

History[]

The first grain elevator was built in 1913.^[2] By 1968 Riceton's population was 128.^[2]

Name[]

According to a collectively-researched 1968 publication on Saskatchewan place name origins, Riceton was named after J. S. Rice who owned the land the town was incorporated on.^[2]

References[]

^ Canada 2006 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
^ ^a ^b ^c Russell, E. T. (1968). What's in a Name?: Traveling Through Saskatchewan with the Story of 1600 Place Names. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Book Service. p. 269.

Coordinates: 50°06′34″N 104°19′09″W / 50.10944°N 104.31917°W / 50.10944; -104.31917

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[1] Canada 2006 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan

[:0-2] Russell, E. T. (1968). What's in a Name?: Traveling Through Saskatchewan with the Story of 1600 Place Names. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Book Service. p. 269.

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