Orkney, Saskatchewan
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| Village of Orkney | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | No. 4 |
| Rural Municipality | No. 19 |
| Post office Founded | N/A |
| Village Incorporated | N/A |
| Town Incorporated | N/A |
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| Area | |
| - Total | 0.93 km² (0.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 302 |
| - Density | 324.2/km² (839.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC) |
| Postal code | S0N 0W0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 43 Highway 4 |
Orkney
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[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
| Population: | 302 (- 2.3 from 1996) |
| Land area: | 0.93 km² |
| Population density: | 324.2 people/km² |
| Median age: | 39.8 (males: 39.3, females: 41.0) |
| Total private dwellings: | 167 |
| Mean household income: | $37,547 |
[edit] History
[edit] Education
Frontier has one school that covers Kindergarten through grade 12 in the Chinook School Division. Enrollment for 2006 was NA.
[edit] Attractions
- Frontier & District Golf Course, a 9-hole facility located in Frontier, it also features all the hallmarks of Saskatchewan golf.
- Grasslands National Park, one of Canada's newer national parks and is located in southern Saskatchewan along the Montana border.
- Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, an interprovincial park straddling the southern Alberta-Saskatchewan border, located southeast of Medicine Hat. It is Canada's only interprovincial park.
[edit] Notable People
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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Robsart Eastend Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park |
Dollard Carmichael |
Shaunavon Admiral |
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Climax Bracken Orkney |
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| Canada-U.S. border | Grasslands National Park |
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