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Preeceville, Saskatchewan
Preeceville is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. The town is 10 km (6 miles) west of Sturgis and 99 km (62 miles) north of Yorkton at the junction of Highway 49, Highway 47, Highway 9 and near Highway 755. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Preeceville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Transportation The community is served by Preeceville Airport which is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan * List of towns in Saskatchewan A town is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village or a village can be incorporated as a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs via section 52 of ''The Municipalities Act'' if: *Reques ... References Towns in Saskatchewan Division No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German word , the Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatchewan Highway 9
Highway 9 is a paved, undivided provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 8 at the US border near Port of Northgate until it transitions into Provincial Road 283 at the Manitoba provincial boundary. The Saskota Flyway (Highway 9) is known as the International Road to Adventure, because it takes you from Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, all the way south to Bismarck, North Dakota. Highway 9 is about 606 km (376 mi.) long and passes through Carlyle, Yorkton, Canora, Preeceville, and Hudson Bay. It intersects Highway 1, Highway 16, and Highway 5. Highway 9 is a gravel surfaced road from Hudson Bay north to the Manitoba border, passing the junction with Highway 55. Highway 9 is also known as the ''Saskota Flyway Scenic Drive Route'' or ''Saskota Flyway'' while the section between Highway 55 and the Manitoba border is part of the Northern Woods and Water Route. Communities Starting at the Port of Northgate and Elco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama, Saskatchewan
Rama ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Invermay No. 305 and Census Division No. 9. It is located 44 km west of Canora and 60 km east of Wadena at the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 754. Rama is on the banks of a tributary of Spirit Creek, which is a tributary of the Whitesand River. The Spirit Creek Dam and its reservoir are located just east of the Village. History Community name The rail siding and passenger platform at what is now the village was named Rama in 1904 by Canadian Northern Railways. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool archives show the name was from the Rama area of Ontario. The municipal corporation has been named Rama since its inception in 1919, but the name was not declared official by other levels of government until years later, in 1956. While other names such as Silver Hill (1907) were discussed for the village or school district they were ultimately passed over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazel Dell, Saskatchewan
Hazel Dell is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Hazel Dell had a population of 15 living in 12 of its 16 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References Designated places in Saskatchewan Hazel Dell No. 335, Saskatchewan Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan Division No. 9, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision9-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelly, Saskatchewan
Pelly ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ... within the Rural Municipality of St. Philips No. 301 and Division No. 9, Saskatchewan, Census Division No. 9. The village is the closest inhabited settlement to the historical sites of Fort Livingstone, Saskatchewan, Fort Livingstone, a former capital of the Northwest Territories, North-West Territories and a former North-West Mounted Police headquarters, and Fort Pelly, the Swan River district headquarters for the Hudson's Bay Company, from which the village gets its name. History Pelly incorporated as a village on May 4, 1911. Climate Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endeavour, Saskatchewan
Endeavour ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Preeceville No. 334 and Census Division No. 9. The Endeavour railway station receives Via Rail service, as well the village can be accessed via Highway 9. History Endeavour incorporated as a village on April 29, 1953. The community, originally named Annette, was renamed Endeavour after the first attempted commercial passenger flight across the Atlantic in 1930. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Endeavour had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Endeavour recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. In pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvington, Saskatchewan
Kelvington is a town of 864 residents in the List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipality of Kelvington No. 366, Saskatchewan, Kelvington No. 366, in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Kelvington is located at the intersection of Saskatchewan Highway 38, Highway 38 and Saskatchewan Highway 49, Highway 49. It is east of Saskatoon. The town was named for William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, scientist and inventor. Geography Kelvington is geographically situated in the parkland region of Saskatchewan and is surrounded by numerous lakes, Big Quill Lake, Little Quill Lake, Ponass Lake, Nut Lake, Little Nut Lake, Round Lake and Fishing Lake going around clockwise. Kelvington is 237 kilometers east from the nearest major city of Saskatoon. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kelvington had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In Saskatchewan
A town is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village or a village can be incorporated as a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs via section 52 of ''The Municipalities Act'' if: *Requested by the council of the resort village or village; and *the resort village or village has a population of 500 or more. Saskatchewan has 146 towns that had a cumulative population of 137,725 and an average population of 943 in the 2011 Census. Saskatchewan's largest and smallest towns are Kindersley and Scott with populations of 4,678 and 75 respectively. A city can be created from a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 39 of ''The Cities Act'' if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and the change in status is requested by the town council. List Gallery File:Main Street Grenfell.jpg, Main Street, Grenfell, 1980. Note grain elevators, from the outset of settlement the predomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communities In Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities. Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and northern municipalities. Urban municipalities are further classified into four sub-types – cities, towns, villages and resort villages. Northern municipalities, which are located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), are further classified into three sub-types – northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets. Rural municipalities are not classified into sub-types. Types of unincorporated communities include hamlets and organized hamlets within rural municipalities and northern settlements within the NSAD. The administration of rural municipalities, towns, villages, resort villages, organized hamlets and hamlets is regulated by ''The Municipalities Act'', while the administration of cities is regulated by ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nautical Mile
A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. Historically, it was defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to one minute ( of a degree) of latitude. Today the international nautical mile is defined as exactly . The derived unit of speed is the knot, one nautical mile per hour. Unit symbol There is no single internationally agreed symbol, with several symbols in use. * M is used as the abbreviation for the nautical mile by the International Hydrographic Organization. * NM is used by the International Civil Aviation Organization. * nmi is used by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the United States Government Publishing Office. * nm is a non-standard abbreviation used in many maritime applications and texts, including U.S. Government Coast Pilots and Sailing Directions. It conflicts with the SI symbol for nanometre. History The word mile is from the Latin word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preeceville Airport
Preeceville Airport is located south-east of Preeceville, Saskatchewan, Canada. See also * List of airports in Saskatchewan This is a list of airports in Saskatchewan. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Airport names in are part of the National Airports Syste ... References Registered aerodromes in Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in Ottawa.Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6; Statistique Canada 150, promenade du pré Tunney Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6 The agency is led by the chief statistician of Canada, currently Anil Arora, who assumed the role on September 19, 2016. StatCan is responsible to Parliament through the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, currently François-Philippe Champagne. Statistics Canada acts as the national statistical agency for Canada, and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government. In addition to conducting about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life, the '' Statistics Act'' mandates that Statistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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