Herschel, Saskatchewan

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Herschel
Special service area
Special Service Area of Herschel
The Herschel Museum, located in a former church
The Herschel Museum, located in a former church
Herschel, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Herschel, Saskatchewan
Location of Herschel in Saskatchewan
Herschel, Saskatchewan is located in Canada
Herschel, Saskatchewan
Herschel, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°39′18″N 108°25′23″W / 51.655°N 108.423°W / 51.655; -108.423
Country Canada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division12
Rural MunicipalityMountain View
Post office founded1911
Incorporated (Village)1910
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Area
 • Total1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total30
 • Density22.2/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0L 1L0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 31
Highway 656
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway
WaterwaysEagle Creek
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Herschel is a special service area[5] in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the seat of the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318 and held village status prior to December 31, 2006.[6] The population was 30 people in 2016. The community is located 37 km northwest of the town of Rosetown at the intersection of Highway 31 and Highway 656, along a now abandoned section of the Kerrobert-Rosetown Canadian Pacific Railway line. Herschel is the home of the Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre.[7]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
  5. ^ "Municipal Directory System" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. p. 227. Retrieved November 19, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
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