Bracken, Saskatchewan
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Bracken, Saskatchewan | |
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Village | |
Railway tracks and elevator in Bracken | |
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Coordinates: 49°10′41″N 108°05′46″W / 49.178°N 108.096°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 4 |
Rural Municipality | Lone Tree |
Post office Founded | N/A |
Village Incorporated | N/A |
Government | |
• Governing body | Bracken Village Council |
• Mayor | Michael R Mitchell |
• Administrator | Ron Johnson |
• MP | David L. Anderson |
• MLA | Wayne Elhard |
Area | |
• Total | 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 25 |
• Density | 41.9/km2 (109/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0N 0G0 |
Area code(s) | 306 |
Highways |
Highway 43 Highway 4 |
Bracken is a village in Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 25 at the 2006 Canada Census
Bracken is named after John Bracken, Premier of Manitoba and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, who was a professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
Demographics
In 2006, Bracken had a population of 25 living in 17 dwellings, a -28.6% decrease from 2001. The village had a land area of 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) and a population density of 41.9 /km2 (109 /sq mi).[1]
Education
Students in Bracken are bused to Frontier which has one school that covers Kindergarten through grade 12 in the Chinook School Division. Enrollment for 2006 was NA.
Attractions
- 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.
See also
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- Villages in Saskatchewan
References
- ↑ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Bracken - Community Profile". Retrieved 2009-01-15.
External links
- Municipal Affairs - Bracken, Saskatchewan
Dollard Eastend Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park |
Admiral Cadillac |
Ponteix Aneroid |
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Canada-U.S. border |
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Coordinates: 49°10′41″N 108°05′46″W / 49.178°N 108.096°W
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