Watson, Saskatchewan

Infobox City
official_name = Watson
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motto = Industrial Crossroads of 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 = Lakeside No. 338,
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Reifferscheid, Ted (2007)
leader_title1 =Federal Electoral District Humboldt - Melfort - Tisdale M.P.
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leader_title2 =Provincial Consituency Melfort M.L.A.
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established_title =Vossen Post office Founded in NWT
established_date = 1904-04-01
established_title2 = Name change to Watson
established_date2 = 1906-05-01
established_title3 =Town
established_date3 = August 1, 1908
area_magnitude = 9
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population_as_of =2006
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population_total = 719
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population_density_km2 = 254.2
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website = http://www.ctreda.ca/webpage/towns/watson/watson.htm
footnotes = [Citation
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title =Post Offices and Postmasters
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url =http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
accessdate = 2007-05-26 ] [Citation
last =Government of Saskatchewan
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title = Municipal Directory System
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url =http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html
accessdate =2007-05-26 ] [Citation
last =Canadian Textiles Institute.
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last2 =
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title =CTI Determine your provincial constituency
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year =2005
url =http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm
accessdate = 2007-05-26] [Citation
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title =Elections Canada On-line | Home
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year =2005
url =http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
accessdate = 2007-04-24] [Citation
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title =Watson, Incorporating Village as a Town
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url =http://publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=23050&cl=5
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Watson is a town of 719 residents in the rural municipality of Lakeside No. 338,, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Watson is located on the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 6, the Canam Highway near the Manitoba border and in south eastern Saskatchewan. Watson is approximately the same distance from Saskatoon which is to the west, and Regina to the south, which gives rise to its town motto, "Industrial Crossroads of Saskatchewan".

History

Originally the first post office in the NWT was named "Vossen".The town's namesake is Senator Robert Watson. Watson celebrated its first Santa Claus Day in 1922, and has erected a 25-foot-high Santa Claus to commemorate this event. [Citation
last = Solonyka
first =Ed
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title =Santa Claus Watson, Saskatchewan
date =1999 - 2006
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url =http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/santa.htm
accessdate =2007-06-06 ] [Citation
last =DMY
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author-link =mailto:[e-mail]?subject=%20Big%20Things
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title =Town of Watson
date =September 17, 2002
year =
url =
accessdate = 2007-06-06 ] [Citation
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title =Watson History
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url =http://www.ctreda.ca/webpage/towns/watson/wathist.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-06 ]

ites of Interest

The Canadian Bank of Commerce was constructed in 1907 in Greek style architecture. This building was established as a national heritage site in 1977. [Citation
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title =Watson Attractions and Recreation
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url =http://www.ctreda.ca/webpage/towns/watson/wathist.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-06 ] The Watson and District Heritage Museum is currently housed in the original bank site. "McNab Regional Park" is a nearby campground facility with swimming pool, playground, and golf course.

Demographics

Canada_CP_2006|pop= 719|popDelta=-9.4%
landArea=2.83|popDensity=254.2|medianAge=N/A|medianAgeM=N/A|medianAgeF=N/A
privateDwell=362|privateDwellusual=315|medianHHIncome=N/A:::N/A = Data Not Available

Geography

Jansen Lake, Houghton Lake, Lenore Lake, Ironspring Creek, Big Quill Lake and Little Quill Lake are all close to Watson, Sk.

askatchewan Railways and Railway Stations

(historic or current)

*Lanigan - Naicam Branch C.P.R -- serves Lanigan, Sinnett, Leroy, Romance, Watson, Daphne, Spalding

[Citation
last =Adamson
first =J
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title = Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
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url =http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/
accessdate = 2007-06-06]

Area statistics

*Lat (DMS) 52° 07' 00" N
*Long (DMS) 104° 31' 00" W
*Dominion Land Survey "Vossen" Sec.16, Twp.37, R.18, W2
*Dominion Land Survey "Watson" Sec.28, Twp.36, R.18, W2
*Time zone (cst) UTC-6

Location

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Spalding
West=Englefeld-Humboldt
Center=Watson
East=Wadena-Quill Lake
South=Jansen
Citation
last = Becquet's Custom Programming
first =
author-link =
last2 =
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title =Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory
date =August 17, 2005
year =
url =http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-06 ]

ee also

*Leroy No. 339, Saskatchewan
*Melfort, Saskatchewan

References

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~sksaskat/Saskatoon/watson-museum.html History of the Watson Museum]
* [http://www.ctreda.ca/webpage/towns/watson/watson.htm Watson]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansacem/watson3.html Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project - Sacred Heart Cemetery, Watson ...]
* [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]