Argo, Saskatchewan

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Argo
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Argo Train Station
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Location of [settlement] in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°01′0″N108°06′0″W / 52.01667°N 108.10000°W / 52.01667; -108.10000
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.) Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan
Post office founded1917-01-01
Founded by Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
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Argo is an unincorporated community or a siding administered by the rural municipality of Biggar No. 347, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Argo was located on the Dodsland Branch of the Canadian National Railway between Biggar and Duperow. The closest town is Biggar to the northeast. Biggar railway station is a divisional point for the Canadian National Railway (CNR). [5] [6]

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Demographics

The unincorporated area of Argo is enumerated in the rural municipality (RM) of Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan. The statistics for the RM show a rural population of 867 residents.

Canada census – Argo, Saskatchewan community profile
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References: earlier [7] [8]
N/A = Data Not Available

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References

  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 2008-03-14
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. "Biggar", communityprofiles saskbiz.ca, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 2007-09-27, retrieved 2008-10-03
  6. "Welcome to Saskrailmuseum.org", GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY BUILDINGS, September 11, 2008, archived from the original on 15 October 2008, retrieved 2008-10-03
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

52°01′N108°06′W / 52.017°N 108.100°W / 52.017; -108.100