Elbow | |
|---|---|
| Village of Elbow | |
 Grain elevator in Elbow, Note: original Saskatchewan Wheat Pool logo | |
  Elbow Location of Elbow in Saskatchewan  Elbow Elbow (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 51°08′38″N 106°33′32″W / 51.144°N 106.559°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | South-central |
| Census division | 11 |
| Rural Municipality | Loreburn No. 254 |
| Post office Founded | 1906-04-01 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Elbow Village Council |
| • Mayor | Colleen Hoppenreys |
| • Administrator | Andrea Mundreon |
| • MP | Kelly Block |
| • MLA | Jim Reiter |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 337 |
| • Density | 86.0/km2 (223/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0H 1J0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 19   Highway 749 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Website | [1] Official Website |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Elbow (2016 population: 337) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 and Census Division No. 11. Elbow was founded in 1909, near what is now Lake Diefenbaker. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west of Mistusinne, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of Douglas Provincial Park, and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south-east of Loreburn. The village got its name from its position on the elbow of the South Saskatchewan River.
Adjacent to the village is a provincial recreation site with a marina, golf course, and beach access. There is also a sod house (now a museum) and a library within Elbow.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved September 25, 2013
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007