Gainsborough | |
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Village of Gainsborough | |
Motto: First incorporated village in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 49°10′34″N 101°27′30″W / 49.17611°N 101.45833°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Southeast |
Census division | 1 |
Rural Municipality | Argyle No. 1 |
Post office Founded | 1884-04-01 |
Incorporated (Village) | 1882 (1st. incorporated village in Saskatchewan) |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Governing body | Gainsborough Village Council |
• Mayor | Victor Huish |
• Administrator | Erin McMillen |
• MP | Robert Kitchen |
• MLA | Dan D'Autremont |
Area | |
• Total | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 286 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code | S0C 0Z0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Highway 18 |
Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Gainsborough (2016 population: 254) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Argyle No. 1 and Census Division No. 1. A farming community, the village is located on Highway 18 in the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan. Gainsborough is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) from the Manitoba border, and 19 km (12 mi) from the North Dakota, United States border. The first post office was established on April 1, 1884[1] as the community of Antler. On September 1, 1885, the name of the community changed to Gainsborough,[2] after Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in England, which was the former home of J. J. Sadler, an early settler.[3]