Borden, Saskatchewan
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Village of Borden | |
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Business district Shepard Street and First Avenue | |
Village of Borden | |
Coordinates: 52°24′47″N 107°13′19″W / 52.413°N 107.222°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 16 |
Rural Municipality | Great Bend |
Post office Founded | 1905 |
Incorporated (Village) | 1909 |
Government | |
• Mayor | David Buckingham |
• Town Administrator | Sandra Long |
• Governing body | Borden Town Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 223 |
• Density | 294.1/km2 (762/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
Postal code | S0K 0N0 |
Area code(s) | 306 |
Highways | Highway 16 |
Website | [www.bordensask.ca] |
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Borden is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is named after former Canadian prime minister Sir Robert Borden. An abandoned arch bridge of the same name (Borden Bridge) is located to the southeast and once carried Highway 16 across the North Saskatchewan River.
Demographics
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Notable people
- Robert Wardhaugh, born 1967, in Borden, Saskatchewan is tap-dancing enthusiast and award-winning History professor at the University of Western Ontario.[citation needed]
- David Orchard, (born June 28, 1950, in Borden, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian political figure and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[citation needed]
See also
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- Villages of Saskatchewan
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System
- ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
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Coordinates: 52°24′47″N 107°13′19″W / 52.413°N 107.222°W
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