Harris | |
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| Village of Harris | |
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  Harris Location of Harris  Harris Harris (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′59″N 107°34′49″W / 51.73306°N 107.58028°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central |
| Census division | 12 |
| Rural Municipality | Harris |
| Post office founded | 1906 (at an outlying location) 1909 (at the village's current site) |
| Incorporated (village) | August 10, 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Harris Village Council |
| • Mayor | Ron Genest |
| • Administrator | Rhonda Leonard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 193 |
| • Density | 259.5/km2 (672/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0L 1K0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 7  Highway 768 |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway |
| Website | Village of Harris |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Harris (2016 population: 193) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316 and Census Division No. 12. It was the site of the Great Ruby Hoax in 1914. Harris was named for Richard Elford Harris, an early settler to the area.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21