Earl Grey, Saskatchewan

Earl Grey
Village
Earl Grey Location of Earl Grey
Coordinates: 50°56′08″N 104°42′40″W / 50.935556°N 104.711111°W / 50.935556; -104.711111Coordinates: 50°56′08″N 104°42′40″W / 50.935556°N 104.711111°W / 50.935556; -104.711111
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality	Longlaketon No. 219
Post Office Established	1905-10-16
Population (2006)
• Total	264
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0G 1J0
Area code(s)	306

Earl Grey is a village in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 66.67 kilometers from the city of Regina, Saskatchewan. A small statue of a grain elevator is displayed in the downtown area, a commemorative tribute to the village's once-thriving grain economy.

The area was first settled in 1901 by Paul Henderson, younger brother of Jack Henderson, hangman of Louis Riel.^[1] Subsequent to Paul Henderson's death from exposure in 1903, other settlers followed; in 1906 the village was incorporated and named "Earl Grey" after Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Canada's Governor General at the time.^[2]

Currently, the town has two churches (Christ Lutheran Church (ELCIC) and a United Church), one Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, several old-age homes, a hotel, a curling rink, and a veterinary clinic. The public school was downsized to a Kindergarten-Grade 8 school in the 2003-2004 school year, before closing completely in 2007.

Demographics

Canada census – Earl Grey, Saskatchewan community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:		264 (-9.6% from 2001) 1.31 km² (0.51 sq mi) 201.5/km² (522/sq mi) 44.7 (M: 43.6, F: 45.4) 124 $46,242	292 (9.0% from 1996) 1.31 km² (0.51 sq mi) 222.8/km² (577/sq mi) 41.3 (M: 40.7, F: 41.7) 134 $29,950

References: 2006^[3] 2001^[4]

References

↑ Black, Norman Fergus (1913). A HISTORY OF SASKATCHEWAN AND THE OLD NORTH WEST.
↑ Shortt, Adam & Doughty, Arthur G., editors (1914). Canada and Its Provinces: Volume 19: The Prairie Provinces Part One
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-02-20.

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