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Govan is a town in the
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of
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about north of Regina on Highway 20. In 2011, the town had 216 residents.


History

The first settlers made their homes along the shores of Long Lake (now known as
Last Mountain Lake Last Mountain Lake, also known as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed from Last Glacial Period, glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about north-west of the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. I ...
), at places close to McKillops's Landing, Arlington Beach, and Taylorboro. The original settlers used the waters of Last Mountain Lake, which is long, as a means of transportation. Supplies for the farmers were brought north up the lake and grain was taken down the lake in boats, then stored in
elevators An elevator (American English) or lift (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels. They are typically powered by electric motors that drive tracti ...
at the east end. This lake transportation system was abandoned when the early extension of the
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Kirkella branch from Bulyea to Lanigan and on to Saskatoon was built, opening up more of the country to the settlers. Some of the settlers came north from Craven, through Bulyea and Strasbourg districts. Others came up the waters on Long Lake.


Demographics

In the
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conducted by
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, Govan 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.


Sports

A men's senior
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team from Govan was one of five founding teams in 1965 of the
Highway Hockey League The Highway Hockey League is a men's senior ice hockey league sanctioned by Hockey Saskatchewan and Hockey Canada. History The league was formed in 1965 with five teams in Bulyea, Drake, Govan, Lumsden, and Strasbourg. Many teams have come an ...
in central Saskatchewan.


See also

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List of communities in Saskatchewan Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities. Types ...
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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 A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a populati ...


References


External links

* {{Authority control Last Mountain Valley No. 250, Saskatchewan Towns in Saskatchewan Division No. 11, Saskatchewan