Viscount, Saskatchewan

Viscount
Village
Amherst Avenue
Amherst Avenue
Motto: 
"A warm welcoming community"
Viscount is located in Saskatchewan
Viscount
Viscount
Viscount is located in Canada
Viscount
Viscount
Coordinates: 51°56′43″N 105°38′48″W / 51.94528°N 105.64667°W / 51.94528; -105.64667
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityViscount
Village establishedDecember 17, 1908
Government
 • MayorMelissa Dieno
Area
 • Total1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total252
 • Density212.7/km2 (551/sq mi)
 [1]
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0K 4M0
Area code306
WebsiteOfficial website
[2][3][4][5]

Viscount is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Viscount No. 341 and Census Division No. 11. Viscount is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead Highway, in central Saskatchewan east of Colonsay and west of Lanigan. As of the Canada 2016 Census, Viscount had a population of 232.[6]

Viscount post office first opened in 1908 in the Dominion Land Survey Sec.29, Twp.34, R.26, W2.

  1. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  4. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  5. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  6. ^ Adamson, J, Rand McNally 1924 Saskatchewan Map, retrieved 2008-03-26