| Simpson | |
| Coordinates: | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Wood Creek No. 281, Saskatchewan |
| Post office Founded | 1911-04-01 |
| Village established | |
| Town incorporated | |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | |
| - Federal Electoral District
Moose Jaw - Lake Centre M.P. |
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| - Provincial Consituency M.L.A. | |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.41 km² (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 118 |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
| Website: Simpson | |
Simpson
Village of Simpson, Saskatchewan
Simpson is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada between Regina and Saskatoon on Highway 2. Wood Creek No. 281 is the rural municipality which has it offices in the village The post office was founded in 1911 by Herman Bergren and Joseph Newman during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is named after George Simpson, a governor of the Hudson Bay Company. [5]
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History
The early 1904 pioneer homestead settlers were George, John and Robert Simpson, Bill Grieve, William Cole, E.C. Howie. [6] [7]
Geography
- Last Mountain Lake Sanctuary is a nearby tourist attraction. This is North America's oldest sanctuary for birds. Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, Last Mountain Lake Wildlife Management Unit, Last Mountain Regional Park are all conservation areas near Simpson on Long Lake or Last Mountain Lake. [8] [9]
- Manitou Beach located on a salt water lake - the land of healing waters -, and the historic Danceland dance hall are located near to Simpson at Watrous, Saskatchewan This is also a major tourist attraction for the area. [10]
Sites of Interest
The previous Wood Creek No. 281 Rural Municipality Office has been designated on April 5, 1982 as a municipal heritage site and now houses the Simpson district museum.[11]
Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
| • Population: | 118 (-39.2% from 2001) |
| • Land area: | 1.41 km² (0.54 sq mi) |
| • Population density: | 83.5 people/km² (216.3/sq mi) |
| • Median age: | N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A) |
| • Total private dwellings: | 81 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 64 |
| • Mean household income:↑ | $N/A |
References:
Footnotes: ↑ The data has not yet been released and is based on 2001 Census.
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Famous Simpsonites
Karen Vanthuyne - World Class dragon boat race team member. Karen was a member of the 2007 Canadian Light Source PhotonPhreaks team. She led the team to a second place finish at the Dragon Boat Races in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 51° 27' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 105° 27' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Sec.3, Twp.29, R.25, W2
- Time zone (cst) UTC-6
Location
- Simpson, Saskatchewan is at coordinates Coordinates:
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Watrous - Amazon | |
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References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php>
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html>
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute., CTI Determine your provincial constituency, <http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm>
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Elections Canada On-line, <http://www.elections.ca/home.asp>
- ^ Barry, Bill (2003). People Places Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames. Regina, Canada: Print West communications, 230. ISBN 1-894022-92-0.
- ^ Barry, Bill (2003). People Places Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames. Regina, Canada: Print West communications, 230. ISBN 1-894022-92-0.
- ^ Russell, E.T. (1975). What's in a Name?. Saskatoon, Sk: Western Producer Prairie Books, 294. ISBN 1-894022-92-0.
- ^ Found Locally, Regina Saskatchewan Nearby Towns and Attractions: Simpson, <http://regina.foundlocally.com/Travel/Near-Simpson.htm>. Retrieved on June 24, 2007
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geographical Names of Canada GeoNames Query, <http://geonames2.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/v9/within_radius_v9?english>. Retrieved on June 24, 2007
- ^ Manitou Beach Online, <http://www.youngsask.ca/mandex.html>. Retrieved on June 24, 2007
- ^ Culture Youth and Recreation, Heritage Properties Search, <http://www.cyr.gov.sk.ca/index.cfm?page=98&action=propdetails&id=1537>. Retrieved on June 24, 2007
- ^ Becquet's Custom Programming (August 17, 2005), Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory, <http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm>. Retrieved on June 24, 2007
Published Works
- Simpson and Imperial year book 1980.
External links
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project
- GeoNames Query
- 2006 Community Profiles
See also
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
- WikiProject Saskatchewan
- WikiProject Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
 Subdivisions of Saskatchewan |
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