Morse, Saskatchewan

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Morse (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°24′50″N107°01′55″W / 50.414°N 107.032°W / 50.414; -107.032
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Census division 7
Rural Municipality Morse
Settled1902
Incorporated (village)1910
Incorporated (town)1912
Government
   Mayor George Byklum
   Town Manager Tamara Knight
  Governing bodyMorse Town Council
Area
  Total1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total240
  Density165.7/km2 (429/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code
S0H 3C0
Area code 306
Highways Trans Canada Highway
Website Official website
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Morse is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. [5] It is situated on the Trans Canada Highway near the north shore of Reed Lake. The town is named after American scholar and inventor Samuel Morse, best known for the invention of the telegraph based on the European telegraph system. Although he was an American, he left a large enough impression that the town was named after him.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morse had a population of 216 living in 116 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters" . Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System" . Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. "Community Profile - Morse" (PDF). Southwest Regional Economic Development Authority. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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