Maidstone is a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, with a population of about 1,000. It is mentioned in Joni Mitchell's "Song For Sharon" from her Hejira album and is one of the places in western Canada in which she lived as a young child.
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Canada census – Maidstone, Saskatchewan Community Profile
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1,037 (4.2% from 2001)
4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
227.4 /km2 (589 /sq mi)
38.9 (M: 38.1, F: 39.3)
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$50,589
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The community is served by Maidstone Aerodrome which is located 1.2 NM (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) northwest.[2]
Senior League Hockey [edit]
Maidstone is the home of the Maidstone Jets, who play in the North Saskatchewan River Hockey League (NSRHL). The Maidstone Jets are the 2011-2012 League Champions,[3] defeating the regular season champions Meadow Lake Stampeders, 4 games to 1 in the best of sever series. It is Maidstone's first league championship since 1967. The road to the championship defeat the Turtleford Tiger 3-0 in the best of five series, with Maidstone having home ice advantage. The next series was best of five with the St. Walburg Eagles holding home ice. The Jets won that series 3 games to none, sending them to the final versus the Stampeders.
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Coordinates: 53°05′31″N 109°17′38″W / 53.092°N 109.294°W / 53.092; -109.294
