Herbert is a town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, in southwest

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. The community is 48 km east of the city of

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, and 197 km west of Regina, the provincial capital, on the

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. Its population as of 2016 was 856. Herbert was named after the British diplomat Sir Michael Henry Herbert. It is the hometown of

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. Herbert was also the home of former senator Jack Wiebe.

Attractions

The Herbert Train Station Museum is the best place to stop for information on the town of Herbert during the Summer. The train station is located on 625 Railway Avenue. Spring Fall & Winter Town Hall is best. The Klassen Museum (c. 1916) was a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

Education

Herbert School
offers kindergarten to grade 12 and is in th
Chinook School Division 211

Recreation

Herbert has a skating rink and a curling rink, a swimming pool, a number of ball diamonds, and a gym within the school. Herbert is also home to the Herbert Stampede, a Canadian Cowboys Association approved Rodeo. Herbert Stampede was the CCA's 2008 and 2014 Rodeo of the year. The Herbert Stampede also features the very popular Wild Cow Race and The Wild West Parade.

Amenities

Herbert also has a Highway Inn Restaurant, CO-OP store, a pharmacy, a hospital/nursing home, a senior home, a public library, thrift store, a car wash, and a post office. Lone Eagle Motel & Campground

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Herbert 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.

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* {{Coord, 50.427, N, 107.227, W, display=title, type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki Towns in Saskatchewan Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan