Colonsay | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Railway Avenue | |
| Motto: "Isle of the Prairies" | |
  Colonsay Location of Colonsay in Saskatchewan  Colonsay Colonsay (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 51°59′N 105°53′W / 51.983°N 105.883°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Colonsay |
| Post office Founded | 1908-05-21 |
| Village established | 1907 |
| Town incorporated | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | James Gray[1] |
| • Federal Electoral District Blackstrap (historical riding Rosthern) M.P. | Lynne Yelich |
| • provincial electoral districts Constituency of Humboldt M.L.A. | Donna Harpauer |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.4 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 475 |
| • Density | 193.1/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Website | [1] |
| [2][3][4] | |
Colonsay /kəˈlɒnziː/ is a town in the Rural Municipality of Colonsay No. 342, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Colonsay is located on Highway 16 (the Yellowhead Highway part of the Trans-Canada Highway) running east–west in central Saskatchewan near the intersection with Highway 2.
Colonsay derived its name from the Inner Hebrides Scottish island of Colonsay.[5] All the streets in the village are also named after islands located along the west coast of Scotland.
- ^ "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 6 October 2006
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007
- ^ Colonsay Home, archived from the original on 28 July 2007, retrieved 1 August 2007