Lumsden, Saskatchewan

Lumsden
James Street
James Street
Lumsden is located in Saskatchewan
Lumsden
Lumsden
Coordinates: 50°38′47″N 104°52′03″W / 50.6463°N 104.8676°W / 50.6463; -104.8676
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division6
Rural MunicipalityLumsden
Established1881
Incorporated (Village)January 10, 1899
Incorporated (Town)March 15, 1905
Government
 • Chief Administrative OfficerMonica Merkosky[1]
 • Governing bodyTown Council
Area
 • Land4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,824
 • Density402.0/km2 (1,041/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0G 3C0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 11 Highway 20
WaterwaysQu’Appelle River
Websitewww.lumsden.ca
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Lumsden is a town in the Qu'Appelle Valley in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, 31 km northwest of the city of Regina. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189. The town functions as both a farming community and an unofficial suburb of Regina. Lumsden has an active artistic community, which consists of many writers, painters and sculptors.

  1. ^ a b Administration - Lumsden
  2. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  3. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2014-07-15.