Milestone is a town in south east Saskatchewan, Canada on Saskatchewan Highway 39. The town was named after C.W. Milestone (superintendent of the New Soo Line) in 1893. The town acts as a service centre for neighboring country side with the area's economy dominated by agriculture.[2]
Milestone Elementary has classes from Kindergarten to Grade 4 while the high school has class to Grader 12. Other facilities provided in the town include a public pool, campground, three churches (Milestone United Church, Milestone St. Aloysius Catholic Church, and Milestone Alliance Church), ice rink and various shops and services.[3]
Demographics
Canada census – Milestone, Saskatchewan community profile |
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550 (0.4% from 1996)
2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
249.5 /km2 (646 /sq mi)
42.9 (M: 41.2, F: 44.2)
$47,528
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References
- ↑ http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=2115
- ↑ http://www.milestonesk.ca/
- ↑ http://www.milestonesk.ca/
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved {{{2001_access_date}}}.
Coordinates: 49°59′31″N 104°31′26″W / 49.992°N 104.524°W / 49.992; -104.524
