Turtleford | |
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  Turtleford Location of Turtleford in Saskatchewan  Turtleford Turtleford (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′N 108°57′W / 53.383°N 108.950°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Mervin No. 499 |
| Post office Founded | 1913-12-01 |
| Town | July 1, 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Olson, Roland (2012) |
| • M.L.A. of Cut Knife-Turtleford | Larry Doke |
| • MP of Battlefords—Lloydminster | Rosemarie Falk |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 525 |
| • Density | 311.6/km2 (807/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
| Postal code | S0M 2Y0 |
| Highways |    Highway 26 / Highway 3 / Highway 301 |
| Website | Official Website |
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Turtleford is a town in the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Turtleford is located on Highway 26 near the intersection / concurrency with Highway 3 and Highway 303. The nearest cities are North Battleford and Lloydminster. The Turtlelake River runs through Turtleford, and nearby are Brightsand Lake and Turtle Lake.
Turtleford has the Canada's largest turtle statue (more than eight feet tall), named Ernie.[5] "Ernie the Turtle" is on Highway 26 near the south edge of town.
A small vulnerable songbird called Sprague's pipit has a breeding range in the northern Great Plains of North America, and amongst their breeding spots is Turtleford, Saskatchewan.[6]
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved May 26, 2007
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007, retrieved May 26, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007, retrieved April 24, 2007
- ^ LARGE CANADIAN ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS, Ed Solonyka (1998–2006), Ernie - Canada's Largest Turtle Turtleford, Saskatchewan
- ^ Sprague's Pipit