Gull Lake, Saskatchewan
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| Town of Gull Lake | |
  Town of Gull Lake
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 4 |
| Rural Municipality | Gull Lake |
| Post office Founded | 1884 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1909 |
| Incorporated (Town) | 1911 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Bob Francis |
| - Administrator | |
| - Governing body | Gull Lake Town Council |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.50 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 965 |
| - Density | 386.0/km² (999.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC) |
| Postal code | S0N 1A0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 1 Highway 37 |
| Waterways | |
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| Website: http://gulllakesk.ca/index.htm | |
Gull Lake is a small town west of Swift Current situated on the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 37. It is best identified by the various wind turbines that can be seen in the distance while driving along the Trans-Canada Highway.
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[edit] Population
With information from the Canada 2006 Census.[5]
- Population in 2006: 965
- Population in 2001: 1,016
- Number of private occupied dwellings: 409
- Industries: agriculture, oil, gas, tourism
- Time Zone
- GMT −0600 (Central)
- GMT −0600 (Central)—unchanged in summer
[edit] Economy
Agriculture is the top employment field with many surrounding farms and ranches, with some work in the oil fields as well.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php>
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html>
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute., CTI Determine your provincial constituency, <http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm>
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Elections Canada On-line, <http://www.elections.ca/home.asp>
- ^ 2006 Community Profiles. Statistics Canada. Government of Canada (2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
[edit] External links
- Town of Gull Lake website
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project
- GeoNames Query
- 2006 Community Profiles
- Saskatchewan Cemetery Records
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