Speers, Saskatchewan

Speers, Saskatchewan
Village
Speers, Saskatchewan
Speers, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°25′25″N 107°19′59″W / 52.423505°N 107.332959°W / 52.423505; -107.332959
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region South-central
Census division 16
Rural Municipality Douglas
Established 1913
Incorporated (Village) 1915
Government
  Governing body Speers Village Council
  Mayor Thomas E. Nicholson
  Administrator Dean Nicholson
Area
  Total 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 74
  Density 107.9/km2 (279/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0M 2V0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 40
Railways Canadian National Railway
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Speers is a village in Douglas Rural Municipality No. 436, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 74 at the 2006 Census. The village is located approximately 50 minutes southeast of North Battleford, Saskatchewan on Highway 40.

The community is named for Charles Wesley Speers, the colonization agent for Western Canada, who came from Eastern Canada to settle at Griswold, Manitoba, in 1884.

Demographics

In 2006, Speers had a population of 74 living in 34 dwellings, which was a 4.2% increase from 2001. The village had a land area of 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) and a population density of 107.9/km2 (279/sq mi).[5]

See also

References

  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: Speers - Community Profile". Retrieved 2010-08-23.

Coordinates: 52°42′35″N 107°33′29″W / 52.70972°N 107.55806°W / 52.70972; -107.55806

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