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Herbert
Herbert
Town
	Early morning light on the grain elevators in Herbert.
	Motto: Have you seen Herbert?
	Herbert Location of Herbert in Saskatchewan Herbert Herbert (Canada)
	Coordinates: 50°25′38″N 107°13′40″W / 50.42728°N 107.22781°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	7
Rural Municipality	Morse
Post office Founded	1904-10-01
Government
• Mayor	Ron Mathies
• CAO	Michelle Mackow
• Governing body	Herbert Town Council
Area
• Land	3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	856
• Density	200.7/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0H 2A0
Area code	306
Highways	Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 612 & Highway 645
Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway
Website	Official website

Herbert is a town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is 48 km east of the city of Swift Current, and 197 km west of Regina, the provincial capital, on the Trans-Canada Highway. Its population as of 2016 was 856.^[1]

Herbert was named after the British diplomat Sir Michael Henry Herbert. It is the hometown of CBC Sports broadcaster Don Wittman. Herbert was also the home of former senator Jack Wiebe.^{[citation needed]}

Attractions

The Herbert Train Station Museum is the best place to stop for information on the town of Herbert during the Summer. The train station is located on 625 Railway Avenue. Spring Fall & Winter Town Hall is best.^[4] The Klassen Museum (c. 1916) was a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Education

Herbert School offers kindergarten to grade 12 and is in the Chinook School Division 211

Recreation

Herbert has a skating rink and a curling rink, a swimming pool, a number of ball diamonds, and a gym within the school.

Herbert is also home to the Herbert Stampede, a Canadian Cowboys Association approved Rodeo. Herbert Stampede was the CCA's 2008 and 2014 Rodeo of the year. The Herbert Stampede also features the very popular Wild Cow Race and The Wild West Parade.^[6]

Amenities

Herbert also has a Highway Inn Restaurant, CO-OP store, a pharmacy, a hospital/nursing home, a senior home, a public library, thrift store, a car wash, and a post office.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Herbert had a population of 770 living in 313 of its 338 total private dwellings, a change of -10% from its 2016 population of 856. With a land area of 3.69 km² (1.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 208.7/km² (540.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

Canada census – Herbert community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	841 (-2.0% from 2016)	856 (+12.8% from 2011)	759 (+8.4% from 2006)
Land area	3.69 km² (1.42 sq mi)	3.78 km² (1.46 sq mi)	+2.3 km² (0.89 sq mi)
Population density	208.6/km² (540/sq mi)	226.3/km² (586/sq mi)	200.7/km² (520/sq mi)
Median age	49.6 (M: 48.8, F: 49.6)	46.8 (M: 46.0, F: 47.4)	57.6 (M: 56.8, F: 59.0)
Private dwellings	338 (total) 313 (occupied)	356 (total)	323 (total)
Median household income	$60,400