Abbey, Saskatchewan
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Miry Creek No. 229 |
| Post office Founded | 1913-08-01 |
| Village established | |
| Town incorporated | |
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| - Federal Electoral District Kindersley M.P. | |
| - Provincial Consituency M.L.A. | |
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Abbey
Village of Abbey, Saskatchewan
Abbey(2006 population 130) is a village within rural municipality Miry Creek No. 229. Abbey ranked 4,287 in terms of population in Canada. This village is in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, northwest of Swift Current in Division No. 8. Abbey is serviced by Highway 32 near Highway 738.
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[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[5]:
| • Population: | 130 (-5.1% from 2001) |
| • Land area: | 0.77 km² (0.30 sq mi) |
| • Population density: | 168.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (436 /sq mi) |
| • Median age: | 49.7 (males: 45.5, females: 51.0) |
| • Total private dwellings: | 87 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 66 |
| • Mean household income: | $N/A |
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[edit] Geography
Abbey is located south of the South Saskatchewan River and north of The Great Sand Hills.
[edit] Notable Natives
[edit] See also
| North: Eston | ||
| West: Lancer | Abbey | East: Shackleton |
| South: Gull Lake |
[edit] Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 50° 44' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 108° 45' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Section 36 - Township 6 - Range 31 West of the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Meridian
- Time zone (cst) UTC-6
[edit] Location
- Abbey, Saskatchewan is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php>
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html>
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute., CTI Determine your provincial constituency, <http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm>
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Elections Canada On-line, <http://www.elections.ca/home.asp>
- ^ 2006 Community Profile
[edit] External links
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project
- GeoNames Query
- 2006 Community Profiles
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