- Osler, Saskatchewan
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Coordinates: 52°22′N 106°32′W / 52.37°N 106.54°W
Town of Osler — Town — Library and Town Office
Location of Osler in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°22′N 106°32′W / 52.37°N 106.54°W Country Canada Province Saskatchewan Region Saskatchewan Founded 1892 Town Incorporated 1985 Government – Mayor Ben Buhler – Governing body Osler Town Council Area – Land .98 km2 (0.4 sq mi) Population (2006) – Total 926 – Density 945.7/km2 (2,449.4/sq mi) Time zone CST Postal code S0K 3A0 Area code(s) 306 Highways Highway 11 Website Official Site Osler is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, founded in the 1890s. The community was named after Sir Edmund Boyd Osler (1845–1924), who was an Ontario-based explorer, railroad financier, and Member of Parliament.
Osler was built along the historic Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad after surveying starting in 1890 by the engineering firm of Osler, Hammond and Nanton.[1]
In 1892 the station house was built. The town of Osler came into existence soon after and became one of many towns and villages to spring up along the new railroad. Osler officially became a village on April 9, 1904, and stayed a village until May 1, 1918, when it became a Hamlet. Then, in 1949 it was upgraded to organized Hamlet status. Osler became a village for a second time in 1968, and was officially designated Town of Osler in 1985.[2]
By the 1970s the railroad station had fallen into disuse and it was demolished by Canadian National Railway in 1973.[1]
The town has a museum, library, senior's center, volunteer fire department and first responders, leisure centre, two schools, and four churches.
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Demographics
Canada census – Osler, Saskatchewan Community Profile 2006 Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:926 (+12.5% from 2001)
0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
945.7 /km2 (2,449 /sq mi)
28.7 (males: 27.7, females: 29.3)
298
$56,383
References: 2006[3]See also
References
- ^ a b The "Sunbook Community Directory: Includes Towns of Warman and Osler, Villages Of Blumenheim, Gruenfeldt, Neuhorst and Rheinland; 2008-2010." Copyright 2008 SAA Ltd.
- ^ "Town of Osler: History". http://www.osler-sk.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=16. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
External links
Categories:- Towns in Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan geography stubs
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