Wolverine No. 340, Saskatchewan
Encyclopedia
Wolverine No. 340, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality
in central Saskatchewan
, Canada
east of Saskatoon Wolverine No. 340 started out with the name Plasterfield from December 13, 1909 until March 31, 1910 when the name changed to Wolverine No. 340. Saskatchewan
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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...
in central 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...
east of Saskatoon Wolverine No. 340 started out with the name Plasterfield from December 13, 1909 until March 31, 1910 when the name changed to Wolverine No. 340. Saskatchewan
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: 526
- % Change (1996-2001): - 2.8
- Dwellings: 210
- Area (km².): 834.80
- Density (persons per km².): 0.6
Communities
- GuernseyGuernsey, Saskatchewan-Climate:- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*******-References:...
- Burr
- Wolverine
Saskatchewan Railways and Railway Stations
(historic or current)- Minnedosa - Saskatoon - Edmonton C.P.RCanadian Pacific RailwayThe 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...
-- serves Kandahar, Dafoe, Jansen, Esk, Lanigan, Guernsey, Wolverine, Plunkett, Viscount
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 20Saskatchewan Highway 20Highway 20 is a major road intended for travel by the public between Highway 11 Lumsden to Highway 3 at Birch Hills. Saskatchewan's main roadways are located in the central/southern geographical land area of rolling prairie and grass land in a western Canadian prairie province. This highway is one...
-- North south section from Burr to LaniganLanigan, SaskatchewanLanigan is a town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada, at the intersection of TransCanada Yellowhead Highway 16 and Highway 20, approximately 117 km east of Saskatoon and 170 km north of Regina.-Famous people:... - Highway 667Saskatchewan Highway 667Highway 667 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 16 near Esk to Highway 5 near St. Gregor. Highway 667 is about 40 km long.-Intersections from south to north:...
-- serves Jansen, SaskatchewanJansen, SaskatchewanChildren are bussed to Lanigan for Primary and Secondary School.-Notable people:Hockey Players Brian Propp, Byron Briske, and Shannon Briske all lived in Jansen during their childhood.Author and Poet C.M...
and St. Gregor, SaskatchewanSt. Gregor, Saskatchewan-External links:********-Footnotes:...
North South through RM
Footnotes
- Saskatoon Gen Web
- Municipal Directory System
- Sarm
- Saskatchewan Rural Development
- RM Government from Municipal Directory System
- 2001 Census - Statistics Canada's page on the 2001 Census.
- Municipal Relations Division - RM Boundary Changes
- Saskatchewan Genealogy Society RM by Number
- MRD - Municipal Status Information - Rural Municipality
- SARM In Memorium
- SARM
- Municipal Relations Division - Restructured Villages
- Map of Wolverine No. 340 at Statcan