Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan

Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan
Location of Orkney No. 244, in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°14′40″N 102°33′59″W / 51.24444°N 102.56639°W / 51.24444; -102.56639Coordinates: 51°14′40″N 102°33′59″W / 51.24444°N 102.56639°W / 51.24444; -102.56639
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Local improvement district
Rural Municipality	January 1, 1913
Government
– Reeve
– Administrator
– Councilor
– Councilor
– Councilor
Area
– Total	815.87 km2 (315 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	1,702
Time zone	UTC (UTC-6)
Website	http://rm502.sasktelwebhosting.com/

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Orkney (disambiguation)

Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality of 1,702 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913.^[1] Other localities in the area include the city of Yorkton, the town of Springside, the villages of Ebenezer and Willowbrook, and the hamlet of Orcadia.^[2][3][4]

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.

Statistics

Area statistics

• Lat 51° 14' 40" N
• Long 102° 33' 59" W
• Time zone (est) UTC-6

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References

1. ^ "MRD Municipal Status Information" (^{[dead link]}), Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original on 2008-03-25, http://web.archive.org/web/20080325234139/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/incorp/rmincorpdatenum.html, retrieved 2008-03-28 
2. ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp, retrieved 2008-03-28 
3. ^ Huang, Yj; Powers, R; Montelione, Gt (Feb 2005), "Statistics", Journal of the American Chemical Society (Government of Canada) 127 (6): 1665–74, doi:10.1021/ja047109h, ISSN 0002-7863, PMID 15701001, http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4716005&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=Mayfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, retrieved 2008-03-28 
4. ^ "Orkney No. 244", Sask biz (Government of Saskatchewan), http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=774, retrieved 2008-03-28 
5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24. 
6. ^ "Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. http://travelingluck.com/North%20America/Canada/Saskatchewan/_6094352_Orkney+No.+244.html. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 

• Map of Orkney No. 244 at Statcan

External links

• Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
• Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
• GeoNames Query
• Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
• Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
• Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
• Saskatoon Gen Web