Star City, Saskatchewan

Star City
Town
Motto: "The brightest little city in the west!"
Star City Location of Star City
Coordinates: 52°52′00″N 104°20′00″W / 52.866667°N 104.333333°W / 52.866667; -104.333333
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality	Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan
Post Office Established	1902-06-01 [1]
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Mayor	Herb Reid
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0E 1P0
Area code(s)	306
Website	http://www.townofstarcity.com/

Star City is a small town of 500 inhabitants in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 120 km (70 mi) southeast of Prince Albert and 18 km (10 mi) east of Melfort. It is a named after its first postmaster, Walter Starkey. The town's economy is based primarily on agriculture. It has numerous services and a small K-12 school.

Demographics

Historic buildings

The town has two historic buildings:

• The Town Office Building was constructed between 1919 and 1920 for the Bank of Commerce; the building currently houses a library.^[5]
• The Star City Echo once a newspaper headquarters, now transformed into a residence.
• The Brigham Block has recently been removed from main street due to structural integrity concerns. Named after Dr. Brigham, a local physician during the pre-depression era, it has through the years been a home to many businesses such as Haggstroms Grocery, Five Star, (a convenience/ grocery store) auction mart, and pool hall. It is best remembered for its peculiar finish, consisting of concrete mixed with colorful shattered glass.

	Whittome	Nipawin Brooksby
	Melfort		Tisdale
	Star City
	Resource	Watson	Sylvania

External links

• Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan

References

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Coordinates: 52°52′N 104°20′W / 52.867°N 104.333°W / 52.867; -104.333 (Star City, Saskatchewan)