Vanscoy, Saskatchewan

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Provinces and territories of Canada
subdivision_type2 = Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
subdivision_name2 = Vanscoy No. 345
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Lensen, Keith (2007)
leader_title1 =Federal Electoral District Saskatoon - Biggar M.P.
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url =http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm
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Vanscoy is a village of 339 residents in the rural municipality of Vanscoy No. 345, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Vanscoy is located on Highway 7 near Highway 762 in central Saskatchewan near Saskatoon the largest city in the province. To the west is Rice Lake, the north, Goose Lake and on the east, Pike Lake and Pike Lake Provincial Park. One of the largest economic industries near Vanscoy is Agrium Vanscoy Potash Operations which produces produces 1,790,000 metric tonnes of potash a year. [ cite web
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Education

Vanscoy School provides schooling for Kindergarten to Grade 8 within the village of Vanscoy. [cite web
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Demographics

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landArea=1.49|popDensity=228.1|medianAge=N/A|medianAgeM=N/A|medianAgeF=N/A
privateDwell=140|privateDwellusual=136|medianHHIncome=N/A:::N/A = Data Not Available

ites of Interest

Within 19 kilometers or 12 miles of Vanscoy is the Otapasoo Trails Recreation Site. Pike Lake Provincial Park has hiking trails, boating, and marsh land conservation area, and is located 16 kilometers or 10 miles to the south east of Vanscoy. Vade, Hawker, Hawoods, Farley, Dunfermline, Chambers, and Cory are unincoporated areas near Vanscoy. These areas were rail sidings and communities of origin in the early 1900's and not much is left at these sites. Cedar villa Estates a hamlet, outside of Saskatoon is a new development.

=Area statistics=
*Lat (DMS) 52° 00' 00" N
*Long (DMS) 106° 59' 00" W
*Dominion Land Survey Sec.17, Twp.35, R.7, W3
*Time zone (cst) UTC-6

Location

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Saskatoon
West=Kinley-Asquith
Center=Vanscoy
East=South Saskatchewan River-Pike Lake
South=Delisle

References

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/AB-ON/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]
* [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/RandMcNally1924/index.html Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide]
* [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]