Scotsguard
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Scotsguard | |
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Hamlet | |
 Scotsguard United Church | |
| Motto: "Little Chicago" | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 4 |
| Rural Municipality | Bone Creek |
| Established | 1910 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1913 |
| Dissolved (Village) | December 31, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Bone Creek No. 108[1] |
| • Reeve | Ben Lewans |
| • Administrator | Rhonda Bellefeuille |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 13 Highway 631 |
| Waterways | Bull Creek |
| [2][3][4] | |
Scotsguard is a small hamlet in Bone Creek Rural Municipality No. 108, Saskatchewan, Canada. Located on highway 13 also known as the historic Red Coat Trail, about 10 km northeast of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan.
Demographics
Scotsguard, like so many other small communities throughout Saskatchewan, has struggled to maintain a sturdy population causing it to become a semi ghost town with only a population of 3 citizens. Prior to December 31, 1953, Scotsguard was incorporated under village status, but was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Bone Creek on that date.[5]
Economy
Agriculture is the top employment field with many surrounding farms and ranches.
Infrastructure
Saskatchewan Transportation Company provides intercity passenger service to Scotsguard.[6]
Education
Scotsguard no longer has a school, but those who live in Scotsguard are sent to the neighboring town of Shaunavon which has a school that covers Kindergarten to Grade 12 serving approximately na students.
See also
References
- ^ Bone Creek No. 108
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ "Covered population 2002" (PDF). Saskatchewan Health. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ SCN Service Map
External links
- Scotsguard, Saskatchewan Ghost Towns by Johnnie Bachusky
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project
- GeoNames Query
- Saskatchewan Cemetery Records
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