Bangor, Saskatchewan
Bangor | |
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| Village of Bangor | |
  Location of Bangor in Saskatchewan  Bangor, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′55″N 102°12′11″W / 50.482°N 102.203°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southeast |
| Census division | 5 |
| Rural Municipality | Fertile Belt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Governing body |
| • Bangor Village Council | Administrator |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 50 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 306 |
Bangor (2006 population 50) is a village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.
History
Bangor was settled in 1902 by descendants of Welsh families who had migrated to Patagonia in 1860. Due to increasing conflicts with the Argentine authorities plus a flood in 1899, some 250 decided to migrate again. At the urging of David Lloyd George and Evan Jenkins, one of their fellow Welsh Patagonians who'd migrated to Canada earlier, they moved to Saskatchewan.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was going to name the town Basco, but the Welsh settlers convinced them to change it to be named after the community of Bangor in Wales.[1]
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See also
References
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 32. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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50°28′55″N 102°12′11″W / 50.482°N 102.203°W
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