Paddockwood, Saskatchewan
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| Paddockwood | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | Paddockwood No . 520 |
| Federal Electoral District | Prince Albert |
| Provincial Constituency | Saskatchewan Rivers |
| Settled | |
| Incorporated (Village) | |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Hintz Reg (2007) |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
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Paddockwood is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada. It was named after the town Paddock Wood in Kent, England.
In the early 1900s by a Mr. Fred Pitts emigrated to the lumberland of Canada. From a log cabin he built there as a home, he set up a post office, collecting letters and parcels on horseback for residents of the settlement. He named the settlement Paddockwood after the village he had left in England.[2]
Paddockwood was the home of the first Red Cross hospital in the British Empire, and was set up after the First World War.[3]
Paddockwood is served by the Paddockwood Public Library [4] as well as the Helbig's Forest 9 hole Course Golf Club [5] Paddockwood belongs to the Saskatchewan Provincial Constituency of Saskatchewan Rivers [6] and the Federal Electoral District of Prince Albert.
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[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[7]:
| • Population: | 125 (-46 from 2001) |
| • Land area: | 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi) |
| • Population density: | 192.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (499 /sq mi) |
| • National population rank (Out of 5,008): | Ranked Not Available |
| • Median age: | Not Available (males: Not Available, females: Not Available) |
| • Total private dwellings: | 64 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 56 |
| • Mean household income: | $Not Available |
[edit] Location and maps
- Lat (DMS) 53° 31' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 105° 34' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Sec.25, Twp.52, R.25, W2
- Time zone (est) UTC-6[9]
- Paddockwood, Saskatchewan is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] Location relative to other communities
| North: Timber Bay | ||
| West: Northside | Paddockwood | East: Meath Park |
| South:Albertville | Henribourg |
[edit] References
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan (Wednesday, April 11, 2007), Municipal Directory System, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2141>. Retrieved on 5 May 2007
- ^ Walker, Jack (1985). Beginnings and Bygones of Old Paddock Wood. Paddock Wood, Kent: J C Walker.
- ^ Paddockwood Historical Society (1982). Cordwood and courage : 1911-1982. ISBN 0-88925-407-9.
- ^ Wapiti Regional Library. An entire world worth exploring., <http://www.panet.pa.sk.ca/branchweb/paddockwood/public.htm>. Retrieved on 5 May 2007
- ^ Helbig's Forest Course, Paddockwood, Saskatchewan - Golf Course, <http://www.scoregolf.com/golf-course-guide/name.cfm/Helbigs-Forest-Course-facility-overview/Northern-Saskatchewan/Saskatchewan/x10-17241-001/>. Retrieved on 5 May 2007
- ^ Government of Canada through the Canadian Apparel & Textile Industries Program (CATIP), POLITICAL CONTACTS, <http://www.elections.sk.ca/find.php?letter=P>. Retrieved on 5 May 2007
- ^ 2006 Community Profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles.
- ^ Government of Canada, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php>. Retrieved on 5 May 2007
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