Unity is a

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in the western part of the

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with a population of 2573. Unity is located at the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 21, and the intersection of the CNR and CPR main rail lines. Unity is located west-northwest of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and southeast of Edmonton, Alberta. The town of Wilkie is located to the east. The town was the subject of playwright Kevin Kerr's

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-winning play ''Unity (1918)'', which dramatizes the effect of the

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on Unity.

History

With the coming of the

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in 1908 Unity began to grow from a small settlement in 1904 to about 600 in the 1920s. By 1966 there were 2,154 residents.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Unity 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.

Attractions

Attractions in the Town of Unity include: *the history murals in downtown *Unity & District Heritage Museum *Unity Golf Course *Unity Regional Park housing the Unity Ball Diamonds *Unity Arena. *Unity Credit Union Aquatics Centre *Sink and Gordon Lakes are just to the west of Unity, providing wetlands for many migratory birds. *Muddy Lake is just south of town.

Notable people

* Boyd Gordon, NHL hockey player * Curtis Brown, NHL hockey player

Education

Two elementary schools
St. Peter's Catholic School
an
Unity Public School
offers

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to Grade 6
Unity Composite High School
(UCHS) includes grades 7 to 12. The two public schools are in the Living Sky School Division No. 202. The population of the elementary schools ranges at about 150 students each, while UCHS is between 250 and 300 students with a graduating class of about 30-45 students a year.

Transportation

The Unity railway station receives

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service with ''

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'' calling at Unity several times per week. Unity is on the

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tracks. In 1924, the

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crossed the

at Topaz just west of Unity.

References

External links

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