Biggar, Saskatchewan

Biggar
Town
Town of Biggar
Biggar town limit sign
Biggar town limit sign
Motto(s): 
"New York is big, but this is Biggar."
Biggar is located in Saskatchewan
Biggar
Biggar
Biggar is located in Biggar No. 347
Biggar
Biggar
Coordinates: 52°03′32″N 107°58′44″W / 52.059°N 107.979°W / 52.059; -107.979
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division12
Rural MunicipalityBiggar
Founded1907
Incorporated (village)1909
Incorporated (town)1911
Founded byGrand Trunk Pacific Railway
Named forWilliam Hodgins Biggar
Government
 • MayorJim Rickwood
 • Town ManagerMarty Baroni
 • Governing bodyBiggar Town Council
 • MLA (Biggar-Sask Valley)Randy Weekes (SKP)
 • MP (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek)Kelly Block (CON)
Area
 • Total15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,161
 • Density137.2/km2 (355/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Postal code
S0K 0M0
Area codes306, 633
HighwaysHighway 4
Highway 14
Highway 51
Websitetownofbiggar.com Edit this at Wikidata
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Biggar is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on Highway 14, 93 kilometres (58 mi) west of Saskatoon, the province's most populous city.

Biggar has become well known for its unusual town slogan, an Olympic athlete, and a world-record deer. The town was featured on American morning newsmagazine The Today Show in February 2010 as part of an ongoing Canadian-oriented segment during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System (Town of Biggar)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2013.