Gull Lake is a town in
Saskatchewan
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, Canada, situated on the junction of the
Trans-Canada Highway
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and
Highway 37, west of
Swift Current
Swift Current is the fifth largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Swift Current grew 6.8% between 2011 and 2016, ending up at ...
.
History
![Gull Lake SK main street](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Gull_Lake_SK_main_street.JPG)
The history of the Gull Lake community dates back to 1906, when a development company Conrad and Price acquired and surveyed the town site and subdivided it into blocks. Unlike most other towns located along the
Canadian Pacific Railway
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main line, Gull Lake was not planned and established by the railroad. In fact, there was some animosity from the railroad towards this town that bucked their plan. The origin of the name Gull Lake comes from the
Cree word for the area, ''Kiaskus'' (''kiyaskos'') which means "little gull".
From 1906 to 1909 there was no municipal government or authority other than Conrad and Price: the company had full jurisdiction over civic affairs. In 1909 the citizens of Gull Lake had their community incorporated as a village.
[Town of Gull Lake History Committee. (1989). Gull Lake memories: a history of the town of Gull Lake. Regina: Focus, p37.]
Before 1906 the town of Gull Lake was part of the famed Ranch 76 that stretched over most of southwestern Saskatchewan. There are still a few buildings in the town that were part of the ranch.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Gull Lake 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.
Climate
Gull Lake Experiences a
Humid Continental climate
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) with warm summers and long, cold winters.
Economy
Agriculture is the top employment field with many surrounding farms and ranches, with some work in the oil fields as well.
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
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List of towns in Saskatchewan
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References
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Towns in Saskatchewan
Gull Lake No. 139, Saskatchewan
Populated places established in 1906
1906 establishments in Saskatchewan