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Instow is an unincorporated

Unincorporated entity

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hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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in Bone Creek Rural Municipality No. 108

Bone Creek No. 108, Saskatchewan

The Rural Municipality of Bone Creek No. 108 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Bone Creek #108 is located in south western, Saskatchewan, in SARM Division 3 and the Census division No. 4 .-Demographics:...

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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, Canada

Canada

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. The hamlet is located on Highway 13

Saskatchewan Highway 13

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also known as the historic Red Coat Trail

Red Coat Trail

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, about 10 km northeast of the town of Shaunavon

Shaunavon, Saskatchewan

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Demographics

Instow, like so many other small farming communities throughout Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

, has struggled to maintain a sturdy population causing Instow to become a complete ghost town

Ghost town

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with no residents. Prior to January 1, 2002, Instow was incorporated under village status, but was restructured as a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality

Rural municipality

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of Bone Creek on that date.

In 2006, Instow had a population of 1 living in 1 dwellings

House

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, a 0% decrease from 2001. The village had a land area of 0 km² (0 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 0 /km2.

History

Instow was once a small hamlet founded in 1914 with the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

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. C. Herbert, the first post master

Post office

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and founder of the small community, decided to name it after the small town of Instow

Instow

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, England, where he was originally from. During Instow’s boom years in 1923 the town grew to a peak of 60 citizens and was incorporated

Incorporation

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to village status

Achieved status

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. After incorporation, streetlights were installed throughout the village, a well, sidewalks, a skating rink, a seven-metre snowslide for winter sports and a ball diamond were built. The village even had a its very own fire engine. Instow once had two general stores, a restaurant, a bank, a livery barn, a lumberyard, a community hall, an implement

Farm equipment

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agency, a post office, a garage, a telephone office, a blacksmith

Blacksmith

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, a pool hall

Pool hall

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, and a total of 5 grain elevators.

Decline

In 1951 Instow’s Village Council decided it would be best for the village to revert back into the municipality as a hamlet

Hamlet

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due to the rapid decline in its population. The community was struck once again with the closure of the post office in 1963. Over time many of the buildings in Instow have either been moved, demolished or simply rotted away, leaving nothing remaining but memories and photos.

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