Birch Hills, Saskatchewan

Town of Birch Hills
Town
Town of Birch Hills Location of Birch Hills
Coordinates: 52°59′00″N 105°26′00″W / 52.983333°N 105.433333°W / 52.983333; -105.433333
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	15
Rural Municipality	Birch Hills No. 460
Area
• Total	1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	935
• Density	514.0/km2 (1,331/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 3
Website	http://www.birchhills.ca/

Birch Hills is a town located in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located southeast of Prince Albert and the reserve of Muskoday First Nation. Directly to the west is the village of St. Louis, and to the east is Kinistino. It is surrounded by, but not part of, Birch Hills Rural Municipality No. 460.

The community takes its name from hills in the area, which were once heavily treed with birches that were used in manufacturing birch bark canoes during the fur trade era of the 18th century. The countryside around Birch Hills is part of the aspen parkland biome.

Situated in an area settled primarily by Norwegian, British and Anglo-Metis peoples, Birch Hills became a village in 1907 and reached town status in 1960. Unlike many other agriculturally based towns it continues to grow due to its position as a satellite community of Prince Albert.

Demographics

Notable people from Birch Hills

• Earl Thomson won a gold medal for Canada at the 1920 Olympics in the hurdles.
• Marshall Johnston was an NHL player, scout, coach, and general manager. He is currently the Director of Professional Scouting for the Carolina Hurricanes.

See also

• Birch Hills Airport - Municipal airport
• Jumping Lake, Saskatchewan - a lake a short distance south of Birch Hills.

References

External links

• Town of Birch Hills website
• Birch Hills (Harperview): the people and the history , Heatherdell Coolidge, Birch Hills, Saskatchewan: Birch Hills History Committee, 1990

Coordinates: 52°59′N 105°26′W / 52.983°N 105.433°W / 52.983; -105.433 (Birch Hills, Saskatchewan)

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