Warman, Saskatchewan
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| Coordinates: 52°19′19″N 106°35′03″W / 52.32194°N 106.58417°WCoordinates: 52°19′19″N 106°35′03″W / 52.32194°N 106.58417°W | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | Saskatchewan | ||
| Established | 1904 | ||
| Incorporated | 1906 (Village) | ||
| 1927 (Hamlet) 1962 (Village) 1966 (Town) |
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| • Mayor | Sheryl Spence | ||
| • Governing body | Warman Town Council | ||
| • MP | Maurice Vellacott | ||
| • MLA | Nancy Heppner | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.54 km2 (2.30 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 7,084 | ||
| • Density | 829.7/km2 (3,080/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| Postal code span | S0K | ||
| Area code(s) | +1-306 | ||
| Highways | Highway 11 Highway 305 |
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| Website | Town of Warman | ||
Warman is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. The town is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city of Saskatoon, and five northeast of the city of Martensville. Warman is often referred to as a bedroom community of Saskatoon. The current mayor is Sheryl Spence.
Warman is currently, by population, the largest official town in Saskatchewan. As of the 2011 census, its population was 7084, well above the 5000 threshold required for city status.[2] Warman is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344.
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[edit] History
The town of Warman was born when the Canadian National Railway running from Humboldt to North Battleford intersected with the Canadian Pacific Railway running from Regina to Prince Albert. This took place in the fall of 1904.
In 1910, A fire destroyed much of the town, including most of Main St. (which contained much of Warman's businesses) and the pool house, reducing Warman's population. This is why, in Warman, Main St. is a small street with houses (years after the fire, only houses were built on Main St.).
The original name of the town was called Diamond, because the crossing of the two railroad lines created a diamond shape. Soon the name of the town site was changed to Warman, named after Cy Warman (1855–1914), a journalist who followed and recorded the construction of the Canadian National Railway.[6] In 1905, there was a huge influx of settlers so that in 1906, Warman was organized as a village. By 1927, the population had dropped to 148 people so that the village council decided to disorganize and return to hamlet status. For the next 35 years the affairs of the hamlet were handled by the Rural Municipality of Warman, who had their office in Warman.
In the early 1950s Warman began to grow again. By 1961, the population of Warman had reached 659, so it was decided in 1962 to incorporate again as a village. It was incorporated as a town four years later.
Former NHL hockey player Ed Dyck is from Warman.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Council Members". Town of Warman. http://www.townofwarman.ca/?page=102. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Town of Warman could become a city". CBC News. February 9, 2012. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/02/09/sk-warman-city-status-120209.html. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm. Retrieved {{{2011_access_date}}}.
- ^ "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 2011-03-06.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ "Cy Warman: Pioneer Railroad Writer". Great Eastern. http://pages.globetrotter.net/burridge/Lit-WarmanBio.html. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
[edit] Further reading
[edit] Works by Cy Warman
- Tales of an Engineer: With Rhymes of the Rail (1895)
- Frontier Stories (1898)
- Snow on the Headlight: The Story of the Great Burlington Strike (1899)
- The Story of the Railroad (1906)
- The Express Messenger and Other Stories of the Rail (1908)
- The Songs of Cy Warman (1911).
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Prairie Spirit School Division No. 206
- Warman Elementary School
- Warman High School
- Map of Warman at Statcan
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