Gull Lake No. 139, Saskatchewan - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Gull Lake
Gull Lake
- Native American entities:*The Gull Lake Indian Reservation, a former Indian reservation located near Brainerd, Minnesota, surrounding Gull Lake*The Gull Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa, whose descendants are located on the White Earth Indian Reservation-Lakes:...

Gull Lake No. 139 is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

of 221 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern region of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913. Other urban municipalities in the area include the Town of Gull Lake

Gull Lake, Saskatchewan

-History:The history of the Gull Lake community dates back to 1906, when a development company Conrad and Price acquired and surveyed the town site and subdivided it into blocks. Unlike most other towns located along the C.P.R. main line, Gull Lake was not planned and established by the railroad....

, and the Village of Tompkins

Tompkins, Saskatchewan

Tompkins is a village in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The village is located between Maple Creek and Swift Current, on the Trans-Canada Highway. The 2006 census put the population of Tompkins at 173...

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillor

Councillor

A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...

s, and administrator who provide essential services within their area.

Statistics

Area statistics

Lat 50.149167°
Long -108.660833°
Time zone (est) UTC-6
UTC-6
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Communities

The following communities are located in this municipality:

Towns

Gull Lake
Gull Lake, Saskatchewan
-History:The history of the Gull Lake community dates back to 1906, when a development company Conrad and Price acquired and surveyed the town site and subdivided it into blocks. Unlike most other towns located along the C.P.R. main line, Gull Lake was not planned and established by the railroad....

- Seat of municipality

Villages

Tompkins
Tompkins, Saskatchewan
Tompkins is a village in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The village is located between Maple Creek and Swift Current, on the Trans-Canada Highway. The 2006 census put the population of Tompkins at 173...

Transportation

Saskatchewan Highway 1
Saskatchewan Highway 1
Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is . The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to Manitoba where it continues as Highway 1, PTH 1. The...
Saskatchewan Highway 37
Saskatchewan Highway 37
Highway 37 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Montana Secondary Highway 241 at the US border near Port of Climax to Highway 32 near Cabri. Highway 37 is about 188 km long. This north south route connects with the horseshoe tourism route at Shunavon...
Saskatchewan Highway 631
Saskatchewan Highway 631
Highway 631 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 13 near Scotsguard to Highway 37 near Gull Lake. Highway 631 is about 72 km long.Highway 631 also passes near the community of Simmie....
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...

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