Plunkett, Saskatchewan
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| Village of Plunkett | |
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| — Village — | |
 Village of Plunkett
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| Coordinates: 51°54′22″N 105°26′42″W / 51.906°N 105.445°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 11 |
| Rural Municipality | Viscount |
| Post office | 1909 - 2001 |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Hayes |
| • Administrator | Helen Miller |
| • Governing body | Plunkett Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 75 |
| • Density | 116.5/km2 (302/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 3J0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 16 Highway 365 |
| Waterways | Little Manitou Lake |
| Website | Village of Plunkett |
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Plunkett is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
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[edit] History
The village was named after Viscount Horace Plunkett, a CP Rail investor, and in 1921 was incorporated. The economy of Plunkett is dominated by agriculture, and the mining industry, with mines located at Lanigan, Colonsay, and Allan.[5]
[edit] Geography
Plunkett is at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 365. The village site is bounded by the railway to the south and Highway 16 to the north.
[edit] Demographics
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Mayor: Bob Clavelle
[edit] See also
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Meacham | Carmel | Burr | |
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Guernsey | ||
 Plunkett  |
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| Young | Manitou Beach | Drake |
[edit] External links
- Village of Plunkett
- Plunkett Village Council
- 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
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 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[dead link]
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), 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 (2005), Elections Canada On-line, http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
- ^ Saskbiz Info
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
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