Wilcox, Saskatchewan

Wilcox
Village
Wilcox
Coordinates: 50°05′31″N 104°43′12″W / 50.092°N 104.720°W / 50.092; -104.720
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
Rural Municipality	Bratt's Lake
Post office Founded	1902-11-01
Incorporated (Village)	1907^[1]
Government
• Mayor	Don Strickland
• Administrator	Tammi Ritchie
• Governing body	Wilcox Village Council
Area
• Total	1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	322
• Density	218.2/km² (565/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0G 5E0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 39
Website	http://www.wilcox.ca/
^[2]^[3]

Wilcox is a small village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Located approximately 41 kilometers (25 mi) south of Regina, Wilcox is best known for being the home of the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a boarding school for students in grades 9-12. The village is also home to the Notre Dame Hounds ice hockey team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

History

In 1902, the post office formed in the Provisional District of Assiniboia West of the North West Territories and the Federal Electoral District then named Qu'Appelle. Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. Wilcox became a village in 1907.^[1]

A one room school house named WILCOX School District #1633 formed at Tsp 13 Rge 21 W of the 2 Meridian.

Demographics

Canada census – Wilcox, Saskatchewan community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	339 (+29.4% from 2006) 1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi) 229.7/km² (595/sq mi) 18.9 (M: 18.3, F: 32.5) 91	262 (-18.6% from 2001) 1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi) 150.4/km² (390/sq mi) 34.2 (M: 34.5, F: 33.5) 81 $N/A	322 (3.5% from 1996) 1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi) 218.2/km² (565/sq mi) 21.0 (M: 19.0, F: 27.7) 94 $52,962

References: 2011^[4] 2006^[5] 2001^[6]

Lat (DMS) 50° 06' 00" N
Long (DMS) 104° 44' 00" W
Dominion Land Survey Sec.19, Twp.13, R.20, W2
Time zone (est) UTC−6

Notable people

Jon Cooper, head coach of the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning
Ralph Goodale, former federal minister of finance.
Nick Metz and his brother Don Metz of the Toronto Maple Leafs both hail from Wilcox.
Father Athol Murray founder of Notre Dame College of the Prairies, 1919.
Jaden Schwartz (2011 - current) of the NHL St. Louis Blues.
Jason Kenney Minister of Defence and MP for Calgary Southeast in Canadian Parliament

References

1 2 "Wilcok 100 Years". Retrieved 2013-05-19.
↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, retrieved 2013-05-19
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

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Coordinates: 50°05′31″N 104°43′12″W / 50.092°N 104.720°W / 50.092; -104.720

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