Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244
Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan | |
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  Location of Orkney No. 244, in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′15″N 102°38′17″W / 51.25417°N 102.63806°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | January 1, 1913 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 815.87 km2 (315.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,702 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (UTC) |
This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Orkney (disambiguation)
Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality of 1,702 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913.[1] Other localities in the area include the city of Yorkton, the town of Springside, the villages of Ebenezer and Willowbrook, and the hamlet of Orcadia.[2][3][4]
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
Communities
- Ebenezer (independent Village)
- Orcadia
- Springside (independent Town)
- Willowbrook
- Yorkton (independent City)
- Yorkton Municipal Airport
Statistics
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Area statistics
- Lat 51° 14' 40" N
- Long 102° 33' 59" W
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
References
- ^ "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ^ Huang, Yj; Powers, R; Montelione, Gt (February 2005), "Statistics", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127 (6), Government of Canada: 1665–74, doi:10.1021/ja047109h, ISSN 0002-7863, PMID 15701001, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ^ "Orkney No. 244", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
External links
- Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatoon Gen Web
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