- Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
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official_name =Assiniboia
other_name =Leeville
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subdivision_name =Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 =Saskatchewan
subdivision_type2 =Rural Municipality
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subdivision_type3 = Federal Electoral District
subdivision_name3 =Cypress Hills-Grasslands
subdivision_type4 = Provincial Consituency
subdivision_name4 = Constituency ofWood River
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leader_title = Municipal Mayor
leader_name =Paul Topola
leader_title1 = Member of the Legislative Assembly
leader_name1 = D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert, (SP)
leader_title2 = Member of Parliament
leader_name2 = David Anderson
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population_total = 2,305
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footnotes = [Citation
last =Government of Saskatchewan
first =MRD Home
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title = Municipal Directory System
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url =http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2050
accessdate =2007-04-24 ] [Citation
last =Canadian Textiles Institute.
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title =CTI Determine your provincial constituency
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url =http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm
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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]Assiniboia (2006 Population 2,305) is a
town in south centralSaskatchewan ,Canada . From 1908 to 1912, the post office at this location was named Leeville,Saskatchewan . It is located 110 km SSW of Moose Jaw beside Highway 2 and Highway 13. In 1925, Assiniboia was located on the Moose Jaw - Expanse Branch line and the Assiniboia Branch Line of theCanadian Pacific Railway Ltd. .tatistics
Canada_CP_2006|pop=2,305|popDelta=-7.2%|popRank=1,213rd|landArea=3.78
popDensity=609.9|medianAge=46.8|medianAgeM=43.4|medianAgeF=49.5
privateDwell=1,228|privateDwellusual=1,112|medianHHIncome=46,955Education
Assiniboia has three schools; Seventh Avenue School (grades K - 4), Assiniboia Elementary School (grades 5 - 8) and Assiniboia Composite High School (grades 9 - 12).
History
The old WWII airfield is located 6 miles north of Assiniboia.Coordinates for the airfield:Latitude (N): 49 44 05Longitude (W): 105 56 49
Area statistics
*Lat (DMS) 49° 38' 00" N
*Long (DMS) 105° 59' 00" W
*Dominion Land Survey Sec.18, Twp.8, R.29, W2
*Time zone (est) UTC-6Location
References
External links
* [http://www.starlitemotel.ca Starlite Motel Assiniboia Saskatchewan New Renovation 2007]
* [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/~skmoosej/MooseJaw/ Moose Jaw 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://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario. ]
* [http://www.assiniboia.net/ Town of Assiniboia | Heart of the Golden South!]
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