- Elrose, Saskatchewan
Infobox Settlement
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subdivision_name1 =Saskatchewan
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subdivision_name2 = "R.M. of Monet 257"
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leader_title = Federal MP
leader_name =David Anderson
leader_title1 = Provincial MLA
leader_name1 =Jim Reiter
leader_title2 =Mayor
leader_name2 = June Hintze
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established_title = Settled
established_date = 1909 - 1912
established_title2 = Incorporated (town)
established_date2 = 1913.
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latd= 51|latm=12 |lats= 1|latNS=N
longd= 108|longm=02 |longs= 0|longEW=W
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postal_code = S0L 0Z0
area_code = 306
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website = http://www.elrose.ca
footnotes =Location map|Saskatchewan|label=Elrose|label_size=100|lat=51.200264|long=-108.033353|marksize=14|position=right|width=250|float=right|background=#FFFFDD|caption=Town of Elrose, Saskatchewan
Elrose is a
town situated south of Rosetown and north of Swift Current on Highway 4 and Highway 44. Citation
last = McLennan
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title =The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details
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url =http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/elrose.html
accessdate = 2007-04-23 ] Elrose has a Saskatchewan Pool elevator, a community in the middle of an agricultural economy. [Citation
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title =The Changing Face of the Saskatchewan Prairie: Saskatchewan elevators
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url =http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/elevators/cities/Elrose.html
accessdate = 2007-04-23 ] Elrose is part of the Cypress Hills--Grasslands Federal Riding withDavid Anderson as the federalMember of Parliament representing this town inOttawa . [Citation
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accessdate = 2007-04-23 Elrose belongs to the provincial constituency Rosetown - Elrose, with the electedMember of the Legislative Assembly Elwin Hermanson who represents this town in Regina. [Citation
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title =Government of Saskatchewan Directory, GOV - Rosetown - Elrose
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accessdate = 2007-04-23 The town of Elrose has its municipal affairs looked after by Mayor June Hintze. [Citation
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title =Municipal Directory System
date = April 10, 2007
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url =http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=1950
accessdate = ]Education
Elrose Composite School provides both primary and secondary for Elrose and surrounding rural areas. Elrose Composite School is part of the
Sun West School Division which provides education to the west-central part of Saskatchewan.Recreational Parks
*Elrose Regional Park [Citation
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url =http://www.saskregionalparks.ca/showPark.php?id=elrose
accessdate =2007-04-23 ]Library
*Wheatland Regional Library [Citation
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title =Wheatland Regional Library Elrose Branch
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url =http://www.wheatland.sk.ca/branches/elrose.html
accessdate =2007-04-23 ]Media
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Transportation
Previous to the building of railroads, many travelers through the area followed the Battleford Trail. This winding cart trail connected Fort Battleford on the North Saskatchewan River with the Saskatchewan Landing, a natural crossing on the South Saskatchewan River. Both Highway 4 and Highway 44 serve vehicular traffic to and from Elrose.
History
Some homesteaders and other settlers were established in the area before the arrival of the railroads, but the majority of newcomers arrived by rail later. In 1909, the "Rural Municipality Monet 257, Saskatchewan" was organized. It was named after a local farmer, Fortunat Monet (pronounced Monette), who farmed north of the hamlet of Forgan. He acted as returning officer for the organizing vote and lent his name to the newly formed municipality. After the railway arrived in 1913, the countryside quickly filled with people. Schools and grain elevators were built, hamlets and towns grew as more people arrived, and prairie sod was turned under to sow crops. The newly tilled land was rich, agriculture was profitable, and communities thrived.
Demographics
Canada_CP_2006|pop= 453|popDelta= - 12.4%|landArea= 2.76|popRank=Not Available
popDensity= 164.1|medianAge=50.1|medianAgeM=50.8|medianAgeF=48.9
privateDwell= 223|privateDwellusual= 199|medianHHIncome=Not AvailableLocation and maps
*Dominion Land Survey 9-26-15-W3
*Time zone (est)UTC-6 Location Relative to Other communities
ee also
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Sun West School Division
*List of communities in Saskatchewan
*List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan External links
* [http://www.elrose.ca/ Elrose official Web site]
* [http://www.elrose.biz/ Elrose business directory and news]
* [http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm Saskatchewan City & Town Maps]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/school/ Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project ]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk Saskatchewan Gen Web Region]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/index.html Online Historical Map Digitization Project]
* [http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php GeoNames Query ]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E 2006 Community Profiles]
* [http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=1909 Municipal Directory System]References
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