Borden, Saskatchewan
| 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 No. 405 |
| Post office Founded | 1905 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Buckingham |
| • Town Administrator | Barry Hvidston |
| • Governing body | Borden Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 245 |
| • Density | 323.1/km2 (837/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Postal code | S0K 0N0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 16 |
| Website | |
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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
Grain elevator in Borden. Photo taken from intersection of Shepard Street and Railway Avenue, looking southeastward along Highway 16.
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Notable people
- Robert Wardhaugh, born 1967, in Borden, Saskatchewan is an award-winning History professor at the University of Western Ontario.
- David Orchard, (born June 28, 1950, in Borden, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian political figure and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Dr Bryan Pidwerbesky, born 1962, in Borden, Saskatchewan is an award-winning and internationally recognised leader in road engineering, based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
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