Orkney, Saskatchewan
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Village of Orkney | |
Location of Orkney in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Saskatchewan |
Census division | No. 4 |
Rural Municipality | No. 19 |
Post office Founded | N/A |
Village Incorporated | N/A |
Town Incorporated | N/A |
Government | |
- Mayor | |
Area | |
- Total | 0.93 km² (0.4 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
- Total | 302 |
- Density | 324.2/km² (839.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST (UTC) |
Postal code | S0N 0W0 |
Area code(s) | 306 |
Highways | Highway 43 Highway 4 |
Orkney
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[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
Population: | 302 (- 2.3 from 1996) |
Land area: | 0.93 km² |
Population density: | 324.2 people/km² |
Median age: | 39.8 (males: 39.3, females: 41.0) |
Total private dwellings: | 167 |
Mean household income: | $37,547 |
[edit] History
[edit] Education
Frontier has one school that covers Kindergarten through grade 12 in the Chinook School Division. Enrollment for 2006 was NA.
[edit] Attractions
- Frontier & District Golf Course, a 9-hole facility located in Frontier, it also features all the hallmarks of Saskatchewan golf.
- Grasslands National Park, one of Canada's newer national parks and is located in southern Saskatchewan along the Montana border.
- Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, an interprovincial park straddling the southern Alberta-Saskatchewan border, located southeast of Medicine Hat. It is Canada's only interprovincial park.
[edit] Notable People
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Robsart Eastend Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park |
Dollard Carmichael |
Shaunavon Admiral |
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Claydon Frontier |
Climax Bracken Orkney |
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Canada-U.S. border | Grasslands National Park |
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