Saltcoats, Saskatchewan

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Saltcoats (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°2′0″N102°10′0″W / 51.03333°N 102.16667°W / 51.03333; -102.16667
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality Saltcoats
Post office established1888-12-01
Village organizedApril 4, 1894
Town proclaimed1910
Government
 •  Mayor Grant McCallum
 •  Federal Electoral District M.P. Gary Breitkreuz
 •  Provincial Constituency M.L.A. Bob Bjornerud
Area
 • Land1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total474
 • Density352.2/km2 (912/sq mi)
 • Summer (DST) CST
Postal code
S0A 3R0
Area code 306
Website Official website
[2] [3]

Saltcoats is a town in east-central Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border in Canada. The town's population was 474 in 2011. It was built in the late 19th century, and its economy was driven by the railway. There is no longer passenger service to the town.

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History

The community was established in 1887, just before the arrival of the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway in 1888; a post office was opened when rail service began. [4] In 1894, Saltcoats was the first village incorporated in the North-West Territories as they then were. [5] The town was originally named 'Stirling', but when the railway arrived the name was changed to Saltcoats, after Saltcoats, Scotland, the birthplace of a major railway shareholder and the home port of Allen Steam-ship Lines which brought over many of the immigrants from the British Isles that settled in the region. [6]

In 1902, 208 Welsh settlers (44 families) fleeing unfavourable conditions in Welsh Patagonia came to Saltcoats, but within a generation their community lost its cultural cohesion and melted into the English-speaking cultural matrix. [7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saltcoats had a population of 473 living in 205 of its 227 total private dwellings, a change of

Government

Provincial representation

Federal representation

Saltcoats & District Regional Park

Saltcoats & District Regional Park ( 51°01′40″N102°09′22″W / 51.0278°N 102.1561°W / 51.0278; -102.1561 ) [9] is on the south side of Saltcoats and Anderson Lake. [10] The area had been used since the 1880s as a park and, in 1963, it was established as a regional park. It occupies a quarter section of land and has a campground, sandy beach, boat launch, ball diamonds, picnic area, pavilion, and a concession stand. [11] [12]

Media

The Four-Town Journal covers Saltcoats and area.

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters" . Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System" . Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ David Maclennon, "Saltcoats, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 Aug 2021.
  5. ↑ Maclennon.
  6. ↑ "SaskBiz Profile: Saltcoats, Saskatchewan".
  7. ↑ Williams, Colin H. "Multicultural Canada — Welsh". Multicultural Canada Project, Simon Fraser University. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Saltcoats Regional Park". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Anderson Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Saltcoats & District". Reginal Parks of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Regional Parks. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Saltcoats & District Regional Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

51°02′N102°10′W / 51.033°N 102.167°W / 51.033; -102.167 (Saltcoats, Saskatchewan)

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