Otthon is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Otthon | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Otthon Location of Otthon | |
| Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 102°36′04″W / 51.100°N 102.601°W | |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Cana No. 214 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 67 |
| Postal code | S0A 2P0 |
| Area code | 306 |
The Otthon post office, opened in 1898, (closing briefly between 1898 and 1899) and then remained open until December 31, 1968.[1] Otthon was established in 1894 by Christopher Rennie , with the name Otthon meaning home in the Hungarian language.[2] The initial settlers were led by Rev. Janos Kovacs of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Pennsylvania. The settlement attracted Hungarian miners working in Pennsylvania as well as immigrants directly from Hungary[3]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Otthon had a population of 56 living in 26 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of -23.3% from its 2016 population of 73. With a land area of 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 207.4/km2 (537.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Item Display - Post Offices and Postmasters - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/Saskatchewan/ethnic/hungarian/Otthon_Plaque.html [user-generated source]
- ^ "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details".
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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