Val Marie No. 17, Saskatchewan
Encyclopedia
Val Marie No. 17 is a rural municipality in the Canadian
province of Saskatchewan
, located in the southwestern part of the province on the United States
border. It includes the western portion ("West Block") of Grasslands National Park
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Hamlets
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...
province 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....
, located in the southwestern part of the province on the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
border. It includes the western portion ("West Block") of Grasslands National Park
Grasslands National Park
Grasslands National Park is one of Canada's newer national parks, located in southern Saskatchewan, and one of 43 parks and park reserves in Canada's national park system...
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Statistics
According to the Canada 2001 CensusCanada 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...
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- Population: 481
- Dwellings: 136
- Area (km².): 3,103.56
- Density (persons per km².): 0.2
Communities
Villages- Val MarieVal Marie, Saskatchewan-History:The first European investigation of the area was conducted by the Palliser Expedition , supported by the Royal Geographical Society and the British Government, and led by John Palliser, a wealthy Irish landowner. He was accompanied by geologist James Hector, and various cartographers and...
Hamlets
Saskatchewan Highways and Roads
- For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial highways
- For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial roads
- Highway 18Saskatchewan Highway 18Highway 18 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 13 near Robsart to the Manitoba border near Gainsborough, where it becomes Highway 3. Highway 18 is about 714 km long.-Communities along the route:...
-- serves Val Marie, SaskatchewanVal Marie, Saskatchewan-History:The first European investigation of the area was conducted by the Palliser Expedition , supported by the Royal Geographical Society and the British Government, and led by John Palliser, a wealthy Irish landowner. He was accompanied by geologist James Hector, and various cartographers and...
and Orkney, SaskatchewanOrkney, SaskatchewanOrkney is a hamlet in Val Marie No. 17, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 13 at the 2001 Canada Census.-Demographics:-Education:... - Highway 4Saskatchewan Highway 4Highway 4 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from U.S. Route 191 at the United States border near Monchy to Highway 224/Highway 904 at Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Highway 4 is about 653 km long....
-- serves Val Marie, SaskatchewanVal Marie, Saskatchewan-History:The first European investigation of the area was conducted by the Palliser Expedition , supported by the Royal Geographical Society and the British Government, and led by John Palliser, a wealthy Irish landowner. He was accompanied by geologist James Hector, and various cartographers and...