Aberdeen, Saskatchewan

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Town of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan )
Aberdeen, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°19′34″N 106°17′30″W / 52.32611, -106.29167
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 15
Rural Municipality Aberdeen
Post office Founded N/A
Incorporated (Village) N/A
Incorporated (Town) N/A
Government
 - Mayor Glen Ogilvy
 - Town Manager Susan Fehr
 - Governing body Aberdeen Town Council
Area
 - Total 1.95 km² (0.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 527
 - Density 270.1/km² (699.6/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC)
Postal code S0K 0A0
Area code(s) 306
Highways
Waterways

Aberdeen (2006 population 527, ranked 2,939th population-wise) is a small town in central Saskatchewan, Canada approximately 40 km northeast of Saskatoon on the Fish Creek in Division No. 15.

Aberdeen was first settled by immigrants of Russian, English, Scottish and Ukrainian descent in the 1890s. [1] The railway arrived in 1905.

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[edit] Education

All children and teens attend the Aberdeen Composite School (elementary/high school) which is located in Aberdeen. The current school principal is Donna Duriez. Before the 2006-2007 school year the Principal was Bob Braybrook. Braybrook won the award for best principal in Saskatchewan and Canada in 2006. The children wish deeply that he would return.

[edit] Careers and jobs

Most people commute to Saskatoon to work or farm in the area.

[edit] Statistics

According to the Canada 2006 Census[2]:

• Population: 527 (+1.3% from 2001)
• Land area: 1.95 km² (0.75 sq mi)
• Population density: 270.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (700 /sq mi)
• National population rank (Out of 5,008): Ranked 2,939th
• Median age: 32.2 (males: 31.3, females: 32.6)
• Total private dwellings: 198
• Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: 187
• Mean household income: $41,937

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/aberdeen.html
  2. ^ 2006 Community Profile

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 52°19′N 106°17′W / 52.317, -106.283 (Aberdeen)

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