Swift Current No. 137, Saskatchewan
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Swift Current No. 137, Saskatchewan 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 1,587 residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part 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...
. It comprises the rural area that surrounds the city of Swift Current. The RM was incorporated December 12, 1910. Localities in the area include Aikins, Atlas Trailer Court, Beverley
Beverley, Saskatchewan
Beverley is a hamlet in Saskatchewan....
, Cantuar, Chortitz, Duncairn, Dunelm, Hak, Java, Player, Pondarosa Trailer Court, Rhineland, Rosengart
Rosengart, Saskatchewan
Rosengart is a hamlet in Saskatchewan....
, Schantzenfel
Schantzenfeld, Saskatchewan
Schantzenfeld is a hamlet in Saskatchewan. There are 2 small businesses located in Schantzenfeld....
, Schoenfeld
Schoenfeld, Saskatchewan
Schoenfeld is a hamlet in Saskatchewan....
, Schoenwiese,
Smith Field Airport, Springfield, Swift Current Airport, Wyatt, and Wymark.
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
Statistics
Area statistics
- Lat 50° 15' 23" N
- Long 107° 48' 39"
- Time zone (est) UTC-6UTC-6UTC−06 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −06. This time is used in:-Central America:*Belize*Costa Rica*El Salvador*Guatemala*Honduras*Nicaragua-Central Standard Time:...
External links
- Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatoon Gen Web
- Map of Swift Current No. 137 at Statcan