Archerwill, Saskatchewan

Archerwill
Village
Motto: "Where You're A Stranger Only Once"
Archerwill

Location of Archerwill in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 52°26′23″N 103°51′41″W / 52.43972°N 103.86139°W / 52.43972; -103.86139
Country Canada
Provinces and territories of Canada Saskatchewan
Census division 14
Rural Municipalities (R.M.) Barrier Valley No. 397
Founded 1924
Post Office Founded March 16, 1925
Incorporated (Village) January 1, 1947
Government
 • Mayor Vacant (as of June 26, 2015)
 • Governing body Archerwill Village Council
 • M.P., Yorkton—Melville Cathay Wagantall (2015)
 • M.L.A., Kelvington-Wadena June Draude (2011)
Area
 • Land 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 200[1]
 • Density 242.1/km2 (627/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
Postal code S0E 0B0
Area code(s) 306 / 639
Highways Hwy 35 / Hwy 349
Railways Canadian Pacific
Waterways Barrier Lake, Barrier River, George Williams Lake, Marean Lake, Carps Lake, Nut Lake
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Archerwill (population 200[1]) is a village in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 55 km (34 mi) north of Wadena, 52 km (32 mi) south of Tisdale and 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Melfort. Since 1981,[5] Archerwill has been the administrative centre of the Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley.

History

The community is named, in a syllabic abbreviation, after the secretary-treasurer and two councilors of the R.M. of Barrier Valley in 1924. They were: Archie Campbell and Ervie Hanson, councilors; and William Pierce, secretary-treasurer.[6]

Archerwill is located on the Wadena-to-Tisdale branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. However, the railway station[7] was torn down in the early 1980s; and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and UGG elevators[8] were torn down in the 1990s.

Demographics

Amenities

Archerwill has a Co-op grocery store, lumber yard/hardware store, gas station/convenience store[11] and fertilizer plant. Archerwill also has an elementary school,[12] post office,[13] credit union,[14] indoor ice skating rink/curling rink,[15] community hall,[15] public library,[16] volunteer fire department/fire hall, two restaurants, a hotel/bar and greenhouse.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed December 17, 2012).
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2009-06-27
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, retrieved 2009-06-27
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Library of Parliament (2008), Riding history for Yorkton—Melville (1966– ), retrieved 2008-10-28
  5. ↑ Pederson 1984, page 3.
  6. ↑ Pederson 1984, page 10; Barry, People Places, page 19.
  7. ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 151–152.
  8. ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 10, 153 and 155.
  9. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  10. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  11. ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 14 and 162.
  12. ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 9, 16, and 79–80.
  13. ↑ Pederson 1984, page 11.
  14. ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 165–166.
  15. 1 2 Pederson 1984, page 17.
  16. ↑ Archerwill Public Library on Twitter

External links

 Melfort Tisdale, Algrove Barrier Lake Resort Beach, Marean Lake Resort Beach, Greenwater Lake Provincial Park, Porcupine Plain
Dahlton, Naicam Nobleville, R.M. of Kelvington No. 366,
Birch River, Manitoba, Swan Lake (Manitoba)
   Archerwill  
St. Front, Watson Nora, Rose Valley,
Wadena		 Kelvington

Coordinates: 52°26′23″N 103°51′41″W / 52.43972°N 103.86139°W / 52.43972; -103.86139 (Archerwill, Saskatchewan)

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