Lumsden No. 189, Saskatchewan
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Lumsden No. 189 is a rural municipality
(R.M.) located in south-western Saskatchewan
, Canada
. It is located in Division No.6
.
Lumsden No. 189 completely surrounds the town of Lumsden
. Other communities that are located at its perimeters include Buena Vista
, Craven
, Disley
, Lumsden Beach
, and Regina Beach
. It is named after Hugh D. Lumsden who was the chief surveyor on the project in 1887 to take the railroad from Regina
to Prince Albert
. The R.M. was incorporated in 1912. According to the Canada 2001 Census
, the population was 1,646.
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...
(R.M.) located in south-western 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...
. It is located in Division No.6
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the south-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Regina, the provincial capital.According to the 2006 census,...
.
Lumsden No. 189 completely surrounds the town of Lumsden
Lumsden, Saskatchewan
-History:Settlers first arrived in 1881 and the area came to be commonly known as Happy Hollow. When the Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railway came through the community in 1889, the name was changed to Lumsden after Hugh Lumsden, a senior engineer with the railroad.The town has been...
. Other communities that are located at its perimeters include Buena Vista
Buena Vista, Saskatchewan
Buena Vista is a village in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located northwest of Regina, near the southern shore of Last Mountain Lake.There is a lake that hosts fireworks displays on July 1st.-Statistics:-External links:*...
, Craven
Craven, Saskatchewan
Craven is a village in Saskatchewan. It is located northeast of Lumsden, Saskatchewan in the Qu'Appelle Valley. It lies between the rural municipalities of Longlaketon No. 219 and Lumsden No. 189....
, Disley
Disley, Saskatchewan
- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Disley-External links:*-Footnotes:...
, Lumsden Beach
Lumsden Beach, Saskatchewan
Lumsden Beach is a community in Saskatchewan....
, and Regina Beach
Regina Beach, Saskatchewan
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. It is named after Hugh D. Lumsden who was the chief surveyor on the project in 1887 to take the railroad from Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
to Prince Albert
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...
. The R.M. was incorporated in 1912. According to the Canada 2001 Census
Canada 2001 Census
The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...
, the population was 1,646.