Archerwill
| Archerwill | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Motto: "Where You're A Stranger Only Once" | |
  Archerwill  Archerwill Location of Archerwill in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′23″N 103°51′41″W / 52.43972°N 103.86139°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces and territories of Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 14 |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Barrier Valley No. 397 |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Post Office Founded | March 16, 1925 |
| Incorporated (Village) | January 1, 1947 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Myrna Christianson |
| • Governing body | Archerwill Village Council |
| • M.P., Yorkton—Melville | Cathay Wagantall (2015) |
| • M.L.A., Kelvington-Wadena | Hugh Nerlien (2016) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 200[1] |
| • Density | 242.1/km2 (627/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Postal code | S0E 0B0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 / 639 |
| Highways |
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| Railways | Canadian Pacific |
| Waterways | Barrier Lake, Barrier River, George Williams Lake, Marean Lake, Carps Lake, Nut Lake |
| [2][3][4] | |
Archerwill (population 200[1]) is a village in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 55 km (34 mi) north of Wadena, 52 km (32 mi) south of Tisdale and 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Melfort. Since 1981[5] Archerwill has been the administrative centre of the Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley.
History
The community is named, in a syllabic abbreviation, after the secretary-treasurer and two councilors of the executive governing council of the R.M. of Barrier Valley in 1924. They were: Archie Campbell and Ervie Hanson, councilors; and William Pierce, secretary-treasurer.[6]
Archerwill is located on the Wadena-to-Tisdale branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. However, the nearly 55-year-old railway station[7] was torn down in the early 1980s; and the nearly 60-year-old Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and UGG elevators[8] were torn down in the 1990s.
The Archerwill Café (probably built in the late 1920s),[9] most recently operating as Diner Thirty Five, burned down in a fire on June 23, 2016. The actions of the Archerwill Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Rose Valley Volunteer Fire Department – who arrived from 17 kilometres (11 mi) away – saved the adjacent Archerwill Hotel and the post office.[10]
Demographics
| Canada census – Archerwill community profile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 200 (+8.1% from 2006) | 185 (14.0% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 242.1/km2 (627/sq mi) | 223.9/km2 (580/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 45.2 (M: 45.3, F: 45.0) | 38.8 (M: 40.3, F: 38.0) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 99 | 97 | |
| Median household income: | |||
| References: 2011[11] 2006[12] | |||
Amenities
Archerwill has a Co-op grocery store, Co-op lumber yard/hardware store, Co-op gas station/convenience store[13] and a Co-op fertilizer plant. Archerwill also has an elementary school,[14] a post office,[9] a credit union,[15] an indoor ice skating rink/curling rink,[16] a community hall,[16] a public library,[17] a volunteer fire department/fire hall, a restaurant, a hotel/bar and a greenhouse/garden centre.
See also
- Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley No. 397
- List of villages in Saskatchewan
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
References
- 1 2 http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed December 17, 2012).
- ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2009-06-27
- ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on January 15, 2016, retrieved 2009-06-27
- ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Library of Parliament (2008), Riding history for Yorkton—Melville (1966– ), retrieved 2008-10-28
- ↑ Pederson 1984, page 3.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, page 10; Barry, People Places, page 19.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 151–152.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 10, 153 and 155.
- 1 2 Pederson 1984, page 11.
- ↑ Anderson, Karen (July 4, 2016). "Archerwill News". Wadena News. 108 (26). p. 8.
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 14 and 162.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 9, 16, and 79–80.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 165–166.
- 1 2 Pederson 1984, page 17.
- ↑ Archerwill Public Library on Twitter
- Pederson, Laurette, ed. (1984). The Past to the Present. North Battleford, Saskatchewan: Turner-Warwick Publications Inc.
- Barry, Bill (1998), People Places : The Dictionary of Saskatchewan Place Names, Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-894022-19-X
External links
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Coordinates: 52°26′23″N 103°51′41″W / 52.43972°N 103.86139°W