Smiley, Saskatchewan
Smiley is a village in Prairiedale Rural Municipality No. 321, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 50 at the 2006 Canada Census. The village is located approximately 20 km north west of the Town of Kindersley at the intersection of Highway 307 and Highway 772. The Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in 1913 bringing an economic boom to the village's early years. The branch lines was abandoned in the 1980s and the tracks from Dodsland to Smiley were pulled.
Demographics
In 2006, Smiley had a population of 50 living in 36 dwellings, a -9.1% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) and a population density of 77.8 /km2 (202 /sq mi).[5]
Attractions
- Great Wall of Saskatchewan, a 1.6 kilometres long, three metre wide, two metre high wall that took over 30 years to construct by Albert “Stonewall” Johnson. The wall is made entirely of stones without the use of cement or mortar, for aesthetic purposes.[6]
See also
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 (– Scholar search), Municipal Directory System, http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), 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 (2005), Elections Canada On-line, http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
- ^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Smiley - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?B1=All&Code1=4713022&Code2=47&Custom=&Data=Count&Geo1=CSD&Geo2=PR&Lang=E&SearchPR=01&SearchText=Smiley&SearchType=Begins. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ Saskbiz Community Profiles - Great Wall of Saskatchewan
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