Orkney | |
|---|---|
Unorganized hamlet | |
 Orkney School and ex. Patterson elevator in background. | |
  Orkney  Orkney | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′00″N 107°55′02″W / 49.1333°N 107.9172°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Val Marie No. 17 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17 |
| • MLA | Dave Marit |
| • MP | Jeremy Patzer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0N 1V0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 18 |
Orkney is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1924 when the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed its branch line to Val Marie, it was incorporated as a village in June 1928. Orkney is ten miles from the Canada–United States border.[1] Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of four in the Canada 2011 Census.[2]
- ^ Prairie Footprints Then & Now. Val Marie History Book Committee. 2008. pp. 50–70. ISBN 978-1-55383-209-6.
- ^ Canada 2011 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan