Lumsden, Saskatchewan
Lumsden is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The population of Lumsden was 1,523 in 2006. The mayor of Lumsden is Greg Tyacke. The town was originally known as Happy Hollow in 1881 and was changed to Lumsden in 1889 after Hugh Lumsden, a senior engineer with the Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railway.[6]
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Happy Hollow | |
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| Coordinates: 50°38′47″N 104°52′03″W / 50.6463°N 104.8676°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | South Eastern Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural Municipality | Lumsden |
| Established | 1881 |
| Incorporated (Village) | January 10, 1899 |
| Incorporated (Town) | March 15, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Greg Tyacke |
| • Chief Administrative Officer | Darcie Cooper[1] |
| • Governing body | Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,824 |
| • Density | 402.0/km2 (1,041/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0G 3C0 |
| Highways | Highway 11 Highway 20 |
| Waterways | Wascana Creek |
| Website | www |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
Lumsden, Saskatchewan Media
Qu'Appelle Valley from Highway 11
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlumsden.ca. - ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". Archived from the original on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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