Laura, Saskatchewan

Laura, Saskatchewan
Laura, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Laura, Saskatchewan
Laura, Saskatchewan
Laura, Saskatchewan is located in Canada
Laura, Saskatchewan
Laura, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°30′36″N 107°09′37″W / 51.5100°N 107.1602°W / 51.5100; -107.1602
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionWest-Central
Census division8
Rural MunicipalityMontrose
EstablishedN/A
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Restructured (Hamlet)December 31, 1954 again in December 28, 1978
Government
 • Governing bodyMontrose No. 315
Area
 • Total0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Totaln/a
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 7
RailwaysCanadian National Railway
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Laura is a hamlet in Montrose Rural Municipality 315, Saskatchewan, Canada. It previously held the status of village until December 31, 1954 and again at an unknown date but was restructured back to hamlet status on December 28, 1978. The hamlet is located southwest of Saskatoon along Highway 7 and Canadian National Railway Saskatoon-Rosetown stub. Prior to the Great Depression, Laura was a bustling active pioneer farming community.

Train wreck destroying a grain elevator, Laura, Saskatchewan, 1911.
  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.