Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan

Meadow Lake
Lac des Prairies
City of Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake City Hall
Meadow Lake City Hall
Motto(s): 
Gateway to Pure Air and Water
Meadow Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake
Location of Meadow Lake in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 54°07′27″N 108°26′09″W / 54.12417°N 108.43583°W / 54.12417; -108.43583 (Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan)
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Incorporated VillageAugust 29, 1931
Incorporated TownFebruary 1, 1936
Incorporated CityNovember 9, 2009
Government
 • MayorMerlin Seymour
 • MLA Constituency of Meadow LakeJeremy Harrison
 • MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverGary Vidal
Area
 • Land12.32 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Elevation
480.40[1]
498.30 m (1,634.84 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,344
 • Density433.6/km2 (1,123/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
Forward sortation area
HighwaysHwy 55, Hwy 4
Post office establishedJanuary 1, 1911
WebsiteMeadow Lake
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Meadow Lake is a city in the boreal forest of northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is about 246 kilometres (153 mi) northeast of Lloydminster and 156 kilometres (97 mi) north of North Battleford.[8] Founded as a trading post in 1799, it became a village in 1931 and a town in 1936. On November 9, 2009, it officially became Saskatchewan's 14th city.[9]

Meadow Lake is the main business centre of northwestern Saskatchewan and serves the many towns and villages as a regional shopping centre. It is the second-largest community in Saskatchewan's Census Division No. 17, after Saskatchewan's portion of the interprovincial city of Lloydminster. The city is on the western shore of Meadow Lake and borders the Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588 and the Flying Dust First Nation No. 105 reserves.

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  5. ^ "Municipal Directory System". Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
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  9. ^ "Meadow Lake Becomes Saskatchewan's 14th City". Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2009.