Loomis, also known as Echo, is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Frontier Rural Municipality No. 19,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
, Canada. The community is located on the intersection of
Highway 18 and
Highway 614, about southeast of the community of
Robsart and about south of the town of
Eastend.
History
Loomis had a few small businesses and storefronts along the main street, with four
grain elevator
A grain elevator or grain terminal is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lowe ...
s that have since been demolished, and a school that still stands as of today. Since the late thirties, Loomis has slowly died in population and only one family remains.
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 ghost towns in Saskatchewan
The following is a list of communities that no longer exist or former Villages/Towns that have become unincorporated hamlets in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Ghost towns are towns that once had a considerable population, that have since ...
References
Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Populated places established in 1912
1912 establishments in Saskatchewan
Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
Division No. 4, Saskatchewan
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