Carnduff, a small agricultural town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada, is named after its first postmaster, John Carnduff. The town was marked on early Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) maps, although the location did not exactly correspond to the present town site, which was surveyed in 1891.
Since 1967, Saskatchewan, including Carnduff, has not observed daylight saving time. This unique aspect has a practical effect on border towns like Carnduff, as they only align with neighbouring communities in Manitoba and North Dakota for half the year. This can sometimes lead to misunderstandings regarding the timing of scheduled inter-community events.
In 2001, Carnduff made headlines when its trees were affected by Dutch Elm Disease.
Carnduff is situated at the intersection of Highway 318 and Highway 18. The Canadian Pacific Railway runs parallel to Highway 18, splitting the town into a north half and a south half. The southern half of the town houses the majority of businesses and residences, while the northern half is home to most of the recreation facilities and larger industrial buildings.
The Antler River, which flows around the north side and east of the town, adds a small valley to the otherwise flat local prairie. In 2011, severe flooding in the Souris River basin region caused damage to bridges over the Antler River, requiring significant repair work on the Highway 18 bridge near the Viterra terminal.
The nearest locations with a population larger than 10,000 are Estevan, 90 kilometres to the west, and Minot, North Dakota, 140 kilometres to the southeast. The provincial capital, Regina, is approximately three hours northwest by highway.
According to the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carnduff had a population of 1,150 living in 430 of its 527 total private dwellings. This represented a change of 4.6% from its 2016 population of 1,099. With a land area of 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi), Carnduff had a population density of 440.6/km2 (1,141.2/sq mi) in 2021.
Carnduff offers a variety of sporting sites, including tennis courts, an artificial-ice skating rink, a curling rink, a swimming pool, a five-pin bowling alley, and a rodeo ring. The town also boasts a nine-hole golf course, which opened its grass greens in 1982.
In the mid-1990s, the baseball facilities were moved to the west side of town and significantly upgraded, enabling the town to host provincial and national level tournaments in fastpitch softball.
The Carnduff Red Devils of the senior men's Big 6 Hockey League play at the local rink. The Red Devils have won the Lincoln Trophy 10 times, second only to the Bienfait Coalers' 15. The Carnduff Astros of the Saskota Baseball League and the South East Steelers softball team play at the Carnduff Ball Diamonds.
