Sturgis | |
|---|---|
  Sturgis Sturgis in Saskatchewan  Sturgis Sturgis (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′17″N 102°32′24″W / 51.938°N 102.54°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 9 |
| Rural Municipality | Preeceville No. 334 |
| Post office Founded | 1908 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1912 |
| Incorporated (Town) | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Don Olson |
| • Governing body | Sturgis Town Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 620 |
| • Density | 181.6/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | |
| Area code(s) | 306 / 639 |
| Highways |   Highway 9 / Highway 49 |
| Waterways | |
| Website | Town of Sturgis |
| [1][2][3] | |
Sturgis is a town of 620 people in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada. The Town of Sturgis is 95 kilometres (59 mi) north of Yorkton on Highway 9. It is located in the Assiniboine River valley near the Lakes and Woods region of the province.
The community was named for Sturgis, South Dakota, where Fred Clyde Brooks, the first postmaster, had been raised.[4]
The Sturgis railway station receives scheduled Via Rail service.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 407. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.