Census division No. 4 Post office Founded 1909 Area 63 ha Local time Thursday 10:53 AM Area code 306 | Rural Municipality Arlington Village established 1910 Population 35 (2001) | |
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Weather -16°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Dollard is a small village situated on the historic Red Coat Trail in the southwest corner of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 13 km west of the town of Shaunavon and 21 km east of the town of Eastend. It is approximately 100 km from the Montana USA border and 130 km to the Alberta border.
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Map of Dollard, SK, Canada
History
By 1908 enough French speaking settlers had arrived in the region to establish a community which they named Valroy (Val Roy). The name was later changed to Dollard. The name Dollard was chosen by Father Louis-Pierre Gravel (the founder of Gravelbourg) to honour the memory of a hero of New France, Adam Dollard, Sieur des Ormeaux.
A post office was established in 1909 and in 1911 the church of Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) was built. A store soon followed and then a school in 1912.
The post office closed in 1988.
Demographics
In 2001 Dollard had a population of 35 living in 14 dwellings, an 18.6% decrease from 1996. The village had a land area of 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) and a population density of 55.4/km2 (143/sq mi).
Dollard in popular culture
The character Wanda Dollard from the Canadian comedy television series Corner Gas is named for this town.