McCord, Saskatchewan

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McCord is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated about one mile south of Highway 18, between Ferland and Glentworth, in the south-central portion of the province.

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McCord has a multi-purpose town hall, grocery store, greenhouse, a Co-Op with a small farming and hardware section, gas pumps, a town museum featuring historical and CPR Railway artifacts, small campground area, [1] two churches, and an arena that previously housed hockey, skating, rodeos, and curling.

Etymology

McCord is named after James Samuel (Jim) McCord, an early rancher who homesteaded at N36-5-8-W3. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McCord had a population of 25 living in 16 of its 22 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. Kos, Veronica (October 2, 2018). "30 Free Places to Camp in Saskatchewan". Explore-mag. Explore-mag. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan . Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 258. ISBN   1-897010-19-2.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

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