Turtleford | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 53°23′N108°57′W / 53.383°N 108.950°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Mervin No. 499 |
Post office Founded | 1913-12-01 |
Town | July 1, 1983 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Olson, Roland (2012) |
• M.L.A. of Cut Knife-Turtleford | Larry Doke |
• MP of Battlefords—Lloydminster | Rosemarie Falk |
Area | |
• Total | 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 525 |
• Density | 311.6/km2 (807/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
Postal code | S0M 2Y0 |
Highways | Hwy 26 / Hwy 3 / Hwy 301 |
Website | Official Website |
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Turtleford is a town in the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Turtleford is located on Highway 26 near the intersection / concurrency with Highway 3 and Highway 303. The nearest cities are North Battleford and Lloydminster. The Turtlelake River runs through Turtleford, and nearby are Brightsand Lake and Turtle Lake.
Turtleford has the Canada's largest turtle statue (more than eight feet tall), named Ernie. [5] "Ernie the Turtle" is on Highway 26 near the south edge of town.
A small vulnerable songbird called Sprague's pipit has a breeding range in the northern Great Plains of North America, and amongst their breeding spots is Turtleford, Saskatchewan. [6]
First settled in 1907 and 1908 the town was named for its proximity to the early river crossing (or ford) on the Turtlelake River. [7] A post office opened in 1913 and by 1914 the ongoing extension of a Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) branch from North Battleford had reached Turtleford. [8] [9] By 1915 dozens of businesses had opened and Turtleford became a major centre for the area population. [7]
The North Battleford — Turtleford Branch of the CNoR (later merged into Canadian National Railway), which primarily serviced the grain elevators used by the farmers northwest of North Battleford, ceased operation by 2005, when the remaining elevators closed. [10] The branch had served Hamlin, Prince, Meota (1910 extension), Cavalier, Vawn, Edam, Mervin and Turtleford, and had been extended farther northwest to Cleeves, Spruce Lake, St. Walburg (1919 extension), with a fork to Paradise Hill and Frenchman Butte. [9] [10] The rail line and Saskatchewan Highway 26 ran beside each other from Prince to St. Walburg.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Turtleford had a population of 503 living in 213 of its 228 total private dwellings, a change of 1.4% from its 2016 population of 496. With a land area of 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 303.0/km2 (784.8/sq mi) in 2021. [11]
Turtleford (Turtleford Community School) belongs to Turtleford School Division #65 a part of Northwest School Division. [15] [16] [17] Turtleford is served by Lakeland Library Region — Turtleford Branch [18]
Battleford is a town located across the North Saskatchewan River from the city of North Battleford, in Saskatchewan, Canada.
North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The Battlefords". North Battleford borders the Rural Municipality of North Battleford No. 437, as well as the North Battleford Crown Colony.
Turtle Lake is a lake in the west-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is fairly long while also narrow. The closest town is Livelong and the closest cities are North Battleford, Meadow Lake, and Lloydminster. Turtle Lake is a heavily utilized recreational lake with campgrounds and small resort villages along its shores. Access to the lake and its amenities is from Highways 697 and 795.
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Thunderchild First Nation is an independent Cree First Nations band government in Turtleford, Saskatchewan, Canada with no affiliation with any Tribal Council. It is located approximately 113 kilometers northwest of North Battleford. European settlement in 1909 caused the reserve to be moved by the Government of Canada from its original location near Delmas, Saskatchewan to where it now currently resides near Turtleford, Saskatchewan.
Division No. 17 is one of eighteen census divisions in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the west-northwest part of the province, bordering Alberta. The most populous community in this division is the interprovincial city of Lloydminster. Another important population centre is the town of Meadow Lake.
St. Walburg is a town in west-central Saskatchewan's prairie region on Highway 26. St. Walburg is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501. The Bronson Provincial Forest is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north.
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Meota is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468 and Census Division No. 17. The village name is derived from the Cree phrase Meotate or Mo-Was-In-Ota, meaning "good place to camp" or "it is good here."
Vawn is a former village, now a hamlet, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was dissolved as a village in 2004; its population is now counted as part of the rural municipality of Turtle River. Vawn is located on Highway 26 52 km north west of the City of North Battleford.
Delmas is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Battle River No. 438, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 128 in the Canada 2016 Census. The hamlet is located approximately 32.6 kilometres (20.3 mi) west of North Battleford on Highway 16.
Sunset View Beach is an organized hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the RM of Mervin No. 499 and Census Division No. 17. Part of the RM of Parkdale No. 498 prior to September 1992, it subsequently held resort village status until it dissolved to become part of the RM of Mervin No. 499 in January 2015. Sunset View Beach is on the southeast shore of Turtle Lake, approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of the town of Turtleford and 102 kilometres (63 mi) north of the city of North Battleford.
The Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6.
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