Landis, Saskatchewan
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| Landis Daneville |
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| Coordinates: | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | |
| Federal Electoral District | Battlefords-Lloydminster |
| Provincial Consituency | Constituency of Biggar |
| Village | |
| Government | |
| - Municipal Mayor | Bernard J. Ochs |
| - Member of the Legislative Assembly | Randy Weekes, (SP) |
| - Member of Parliament | Gerry Ritz |
| Area | |
| - Land | 0.80 km² (0.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 119 |
| - Urban Density | 148.3/km² (384.1/sq mi) |
| Village not city | |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| [1][2][3] | |
Landis is a small village in western Saskatchewan, Canada, about 21.06 miles south of Wilkie and about 80.42 miles west from Saskatoon on Highway 14. Landis has shrunk to a population of 119 down from the population of 482 according to the 2001 census. It is located within the Sun West School Division. From 1907 to 1909, the post office at Sec.23, Twp.37, R.18, W3 was known as Daneville.[4] In 1925, Landis was a Canadian National Railway Station on the G.T.P. Grand Trunk Pacific Railway West Line.
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[edit] Government
[edit] Historical education
The one room school house was named Landis School District #2363 and was formed at Tsp 37 Rge 17 W of the 3 Meridian.[5]
[edit] Book
The Landis Record written by the Landis Historical Society.
[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[6]:
| • Population: | 119 (-26.1% from 2001) |
| • Land area: | 0.80 km² (0.31 sq mi) |
| • Population density: | 148.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (384 /sq mi) |
| • Median age: | N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A) |
| • Total private dwellings: | 74 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 74 |
| • Mean household income: | $N/A |
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- N/A = Data Not Available
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[edit] See also
[edit] Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 52° 12' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 108° 27' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Sec. 24 Tsp 37 Rge 18 W3
Time zone (est) UTC-6
[edit] Location
- Landis, Saskatchewan is at coordinates Coordinates:
| North: Wolfe | Trayner \ Traynor p.o. | ||
| West: Leipzig | Landis | East: Palo |
| South: Springwater |
[edit] External links
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Battleford Gen Web Region
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Our Roots Nos Racines The Landis Record- Landis Historical Society
[edit] References
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2050>. Retrieved on 24 April 2007
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute., CTI Determine your provincial constituency, <http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm>. Retrieved on 24 April 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Elections Canada On-line, <http://www.elections.ca/home.asp>. Retrieved on 24 April 2007
- ^ Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- ^ Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- ^ 2006 Community Profile
