Watson | |
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Town | |
 Main Street | |
| Motto: Industrial Crossroads of Saskatchewan | |
  Watson Location in Saskatchewan  Watson Watson (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°7′N 104°31′W / 52.117°N 104.517°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces and territories of Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (RM) | Lakeside No. 338 |
| Post office founded (as Vossen) | 1904-04-01 |
| Incorporated (village) | 1906-05-01 |
| Incorporated (town) | August 1, 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norma Weber |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 697 |
| • Density | 274.7/km2 (711/sq mi) |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| [1][2][3][4][5] | |
Watson is a town of 777 residents in the Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Watson is located on the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 6, the Canam Highway. Watson is approximately the same distance from Saskatoon which is to the west, and Regina to the south, which gives rise to its town motto, "Industrial Crossroads of Saskatchewan".
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Retrieved July 15, 2014.