Aberdeen, Saskatchewan
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Town of Aberdeen | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | 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
[edit] External links
- Aberdeen Composite School (Kindergarden to Grade 12)
- Aberdeen Recplex
- Aberdeen, SK's population data