ESTERHAZY

town, southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It lies in the Qu'Appelle River valley, 132 miles (212 km) east of Regina. It is named after Count Paul Otto d'Esterhzy (18301912), a French-Hungarian nobleman who promoted settlement in the area. Esterhazy is a marketing town for a mixed-farming (especially wheat) and stock-raising region and has flour-milling and dairying industries. Since 1962, however, it has been noted for its potash production; two shaft mines, among the largest on the continent, operate north and east of town. Inc. village, 1903; town, 1952. Pop. (1991) 2,896.