Bracken | |
|---|---|
| Village of Bracken | |
 Looking down railway tracks towards the grain elevator in Bracken. | |
  Bracken  Bracken | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′46″N 108°05′38″W / 49.1795°N 108.094°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest |
| Rural municipality | Lone Tree No. 18 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Bracken Village Council |
| • Mayor | Steve Dueck |
| • Administrator | Monique Fehr |
| • MLA | Dave Marit |
| • MP | Jeremy Patzer |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 25 |
| • Density | 33.5/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0N 0G0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 18 |
| Railway | Great Western Railway |
Bracken (2016 population: 20) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18 and Census Division No. 4. The village is named after John Bracken, Premier of Manitoba and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, who was a professor at the University of Saskatchewan. The small village is located approximately 160 km south of the City of Swift Current on Highway 18, directly north of Grasslands National Park, and approximately 20 km north of the Montana-Saskatchewan border.