Dillon, Saskatchewan

Dillon
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Dillon is located in Saskatchewan
Dillon
Dillon
Location of Dillon in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 55°55′43″N 108°56′14″W / 55.92861°N 108.93722°W / 55.92861; -108.93722
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Government
 • ChiefNorma Catarat
 • MLA AthabascaBuckley Belanger
 • MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverGary Vidal
Area
 • Total86.32 km2 (33.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total764
 • Metro density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5
Postal code
S0M 0S0
HighwaysHwy 925
[2][3]

Dillon is an unincorporated community in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Peter Pond Lake at the mouth of the Dillon River.[4] The community is the administrative headquarters of the Buffalo River Dene Nation and is accessed by Highway 925 from Highway 155.

  1. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  3. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  4. ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Dillon River)". Retrieved August 29, 2014.