Star City | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Motto: "The brightest little city in the west!" | |
  Star City Location in Saskatchewan  Star City Star City (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°51′43″N 104°19′54″W / 52.86194°N 104.33167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | Star City |
| Post office established | 1902-06-01 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Beth Baerwald |
| • Administrator | Anita Tkachuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 460 |
| • Density | 661.1/km2 (1,712/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0E 1P0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Website | Official website |
| [2][3] | |
Star City is a town of 460 inhabitants in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of Prince Albert and 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Melfort.
It is named after its first postmaster, Walter Starkey.[2] The town's economy is based primarily on agriculture. It has numerous services and a small K-12 school.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ a b National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 21 August 2014.