- Landis, Saskatchewan
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Landis Coordinates: 52°12′N 108°27′W / 52.2°N 108.45°W Country Canada Province Saskatchewan Rural Municipality Federal Electoral District Battlefords—Lloydminster Provincial Consituency Constituency of Biggar Village Government – Municipal Mayor Joe Sarrasin – Member of the Legislative Assembly Randy Weekes, (SP) – Member of Parliament Gerry Ritz Area – Land 0.80 km2 (0.3 sq mi) Population – Total 400 – Urban density 148.3/km2 (384.1/sq mi) Village not city Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC−6) [1][2][3] Landis is a village in western Saskatchewan, Canada, about 32 miles south of Wilkie and about 80 miles west from Saskatoon on Highway 14. Landis has a population of 400. It is located within the Sun West School Division. From 1907 to 1909, the post office at Section 23, Township 37, Range 18 west of the 3rd meridian, was known as Daneville.[4] In 1925, Landis was a Canadian National Railway Station on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line.
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Education
Landis has a K–12 school. The school was renovated in 1994.
Book
The Landis Record written by the Landis Historical Society. There are currently two volumes of the Landis History Book.
Demographics
Canada census – Landis, Saskatchewan Community Profile 2006 Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:400 (+200.1% from 2001)
0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
148.3 /km2 (384 /sq mi)
N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A)
94
$56,000
References: 2006[5]-
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- N/A = Data Not Available
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Area statistics
- Latitude 52°12′ N
- Longitude 108°27′ W
- Dominion Land Survey Section 24, Township 37, Range 18 West of the 3rd Meridian
Time zone (CST) UTC−6
Location
Coordinates: 52°12′N 108°27′W / 52.2°N 108.45°W
Coordinates: 52°12′N 108°27′W / 52.2°N 108.45°W
North: Wolfe | Trayner \ Traynor p.o. West: Leipzig Landis East: Palo South: Springwater See also
- Landis Power Station
References
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home ([dead link]), Municipal Directory System, http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2050, retrieved 2007-04-24
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm, retrieved 2007-04-24
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, http://www.elections.ca/home.asp, retrieved 2007-04-24
- ^ Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- ^ "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.
External links
- Landis, Saskatchewan Website
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Battleford Gen Web Region
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Our Roots Nos Racines The Landis Record- Landis Historical Society
- Landis population Data
Categories:- Villages in Saskatchewan
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