Simpson, Saskatchewan

Simpson
Simpson
	Railway Avenue
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.)	Wood Creek No. 281
Post office Founded	1911-04-01
Area
• Total	1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	118
• Summer (DST)	CST
Website	Simpson

Simpson is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada between Regina and Saskatoon on Highway 2. Wood Creek No. 281 is the rural municipality which has its offices in the village. The post office was founded in 1911 by Herman Bergren and Joseph Newman during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is named after George Simpson, a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.^[5]

History

The early 1904 pioneer homestead settlers were George, John and Robert Simpson, Bill Grieve, William Cole, and E.C. Howie.

Geography

Last Mountain Lake Sanctuary is a nearby tourist attraction. This is North America's oldest sanctuary for birds. Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, Last Mountain Lake Wildlife Management Unit, and Last Mountain Regional Park are all conservation areas near Simpson on Long Lake or Last Mountain Lake.^[6]
Manitou Beach, located on a salt water lake - the land of healing waters - and the historic Danceland dance hall are located near to Simpson at Watrous. This is also a major tourist attraction for the area.^[7]

Sites of interest

The previous Wood Creek No. 281 Rural Municipality Office was designated on April 5, 1982 as a municipal heritage site and now houses the Simpson district museum.^[8]

Demographics

Canada census – Simpson, Saskatchewan community profile

Population

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References: earlier^[9]^[10]

Area statistics

Lat (DMS) 51°27′00″ N
Long (DMS) 105°27′00″ W
Dominion Land Survey Section 3, Township 29, Range 25 West of the 2nd Meridian
Time zone (cst) UTC−6

Location

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References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– ^{Scholar search}) on November 21, 2008 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Barry, Bill (2003), People Places: Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames, Regina, Canada: Print West communications, p. 230, ISBN 1-894022-92-0 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geographical Names of Canada GeoNames Query, retrieved 2007-06-24^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Manitou Beach Online, retrieved 2007-06-24
^ Culture Youth and Recreation, Heritage Properties Search (– ^{Scholar search}), retrieved 2007-06-24 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help) ^{[dead link]} ^{[dead link]}
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ Becquet's Custom Programming (August 17, 2005), Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory, archived from the original (– ^{Scholar search}) on February 7, 2008, retrieved 2007-06-24 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Published works

Simpson and Imperial year book 1980.

External links

[1] National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– ^{Scholar search}) on November 21, 2008 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] Barry, Bill (2003), People Places: Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames, Regina, Canada: Print West communications, p. 230, ISBN 1-894022-92-0 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[6] Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geographical Names of Canada GeoNames Query, retrieved 2007-06-24^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] Manitou Beach Online, retrieved 2007-06-24

[8] Culture Youth and Recreation, Heritage Properties Search (– ^{Scholar search}), retrieved 2007-06-24 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help) ^{[dead link]} ^{[dead link]}

[cp2006-9] "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.

[cp2001-10] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

[map-11] Becquet's Custom Programming (August 17, 2005), Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory, archived from the original (– ^{Scholar search}) on February 7, 2008, retrieved 2007-06-24 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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