Village of Pelly | |
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Village | |
Motto: Pearl of the Parkland | |
Coordinates: 51°51′23″N 101°55′38″W / 51.85639°N 101.92722°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 9 |
Rural Municipality | St. Philips |
Incorporated (village) | 1911 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Trevor Auchstaetter |
• Administrator | Leanne Kwasney |
• Governing body | Pelly Village Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 287 |
• Density | 315.5/km2 (817/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0A 2Z0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Highway 49 Highway 8 |
Website | Pelly Saskatchewan homepage |
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Pelly (2016 population: 285) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of St. Philips No. 301 and Census Division No. 9.
The village is the closest inhabited settlement to the historical sites of Fort Livingstone, a former capital of the North-West Territories[5] and a former North-West Mounted Police headquarters, and Fort Pelly, the Swan River district headquarters for the Hudson's Bay Company, from which the village gets its name.