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Cana Rm No. 214 Cana Rm No 214 S0A 2P0

Saltcoats Saskatchewan Information

Saltcoats is a town in east-central Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border in Canada. The town’s population was 474 in 2011. It was built in the late 19th century, and its economy was driven by the railway. There is no longer a passenger service to the town. _x000D_ The community was established in 1887, just before the arrival of the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway in 1888; a post office was opened when rail service began. In 1894, Saltcoats was the first village incorporated in the North-West Territories as they then were. The town was originally named ‘Stirling’, but when the railway arrived the name was changed to Saltcoats, after Saltcoats, Scotland, the birthplace of a major railway shareholder and the home port of Allen Steam-ship Lines which brought over many of the immigrants from the British Isles that settled in the region. _x000D_ In 1902, 208 Welsh settlers (44 families) fleeing unfavourable conditions in Welsh Patagonia came to Saltcoats, but within a generation their community lost its cultural cohesion and melted into the English-speaking cultural matrix. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saltcoats had a population of 473 living in 205 of its 227 total private dwellings, a change of -2.3% from its 2016 population of 484. With a land area of 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 350.4/km2 (907.5/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ Federal representation _x000D_ Saltcoats & District Regional Park (51°01?40?N 102°09?22?W? / ?51.0278°N 102.1561°W? / 51.0278; -102.1561) is on the south side of Saltcoats and Anderson Lake. The area had been used since the 1880s as a park and, in 1963, it was established as a regional park. It occupies a quarter section of land and has a campground, sandy beach, boat launch, ball diamonds, picnic area, pavilion, and a concession stand. _x000D_ The Four-Town Journal covers Saltcoats and area. _x000D_ 51°02?N 102°10?W? / ?51.033°N 102.167°W? / 51.033; -102.167? (Saltcoats, Saskatchewan) _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltcoats,_Saskatchewan