| 词条 | Balcarres, Saskatchewan | |||||||||
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| official_name = Balcarres | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | motto = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Saskatchewan | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Balcarres in Saskatchewan | image_skyline = Balcarres main street 1968.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Balcarres Main Street in 1968 | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_type2 = Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan | subdivision_name2 = Abernethy No. 186 | leader_title =Mayor | leader_name =Dwight Dixon | leader_title1 =Administrator | leader_name1 =Bev Gelech | leader_title2 =Governing body | leader_name2 =Balcarres Town Council | established_title = Post Office founded NWT | established_date = 1884-04-01 | established_title2 = Village established | established_date2 = | established_title3 = Town incorporated | established_date3 = | area_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_km2 =1.57 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | population_as_of =2011 | population_note = | population_total =617 | population_metro = | population_urban = | population_density_km2 =392.9 | population_density_sq_mi = | timezone = | utc_offset = −6 | timezone_DST = CST | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|50|48|00|N|103|32|40|W|region:CA-SK|display=inline}} | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = S0G 0C0 |area_code = 306 |blank_name = Highways |blank_info = Highway 10 Highway 22 Highway 619 Highway 310 | website =Town of Balcarres | footnotes =[1][2][3][4][5] }} Balcarres ({{IPAc-en|b|æ|l|ˈ|k|ɛr|ə|s}}; 2006 population 598) is a town located in Southern Saskatchewan, Canada along Highway 10 and Highway 22, approximately 85 km northeast of Regina. Highway 619 and Highway 310 are nearby highways to this community. Neighbouring communities include Fort Qu'Appelle to the west, to the southeast Abernethy, and to the north Ituna. The File Hills First Nations of Little Black Bear, Peepeekisis, Okanese, and Star Blanket are also located to the northeast. HistoryBalcarres post office was established in the North-West Territories on 1 April 1884.[6] The name originates from the first postmaster, Balcarres Crawford, at the neighbouring community of Indian Head, North-West Territories (now, since 1905, Saskatchewan).[7] [8]Sites of interestMotherwell Homestead National Historic Site of Canada is within 8 miles or 12 kilometres of Balcarres. Valley Centre Recreation Site, Lebret Recreation Site, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140321094312/http://www.saskparks.net/KatepwaPoint Katepwa Point Provincial Park] are all within 20 kilometres as well.[9] Demographics{{canada census|2011_population=617 |2011_pop_delta=+3.2 |2011_land_area=1.57 |2011_pop_density=392.9 |2011_pop_rank= |2011_median_age=47.6 |2011_median_age_m=46.1 |2011_median_age_f=49.4 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=261 |2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual=251 |2011_mean_hh_income= |2011_access_date=2014-03-21 |2006_population=598 |2006_pop_delta=-3.9 |2006_land_area=1.57 |2006_pop_density=380.8 |2006_pop_rank=2,786th |2006_median_age=43.6 |2006_median_age_m=42.4 |2006_median_age_f=45.0 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=273 |2006_total_pvt_dwell_usual=239 |2006_mean_hh_income=27,730 |2006_access_date=2009-02-24 }} Geography
AmenitiesThe town is home to several businesses including L&J Country Foods, 2 Chinese restaurants, Balcarres Country Inn, Henry's Family Fair, Baber's Pharmacy, a Royal Bank, as well as many others. Terminal 22, a large inland grain terminal, is located to the west of town along the Canadian National Railway rail line. Balcarres has a hospital and senior citizens home called the Balcarres Integrated Care Centre or BICC, and an elementary and high school, which educates children from the communities of Balcarres, Abernethy, and the File Hills Indian reserves. There is a United, an Anglican and a Baptist church. Notable residents
See also
References1. ^{{cite web | title = 2011 Community Profiles | work = Statistics Canada | publisher =Government of Canada | url =http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E | accessdate =2014-03-20}} 2. ^{{Cite web |last=National Archives |first=Archivia Net |title=Post Offices and Postmasters |url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |accessdate=2014-03-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |archivedate=2006-10-06 |df= }} 3. ^{{Cite web |last=Government of Saskatchewan |first=MRD Home |title=Municipal Directory System |url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |accessdate=2014-03-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |archivedate=2016-01-15 |df= }} 4. ^{{Citation |last=Canadian Textiles Institute |first= |author-link= |last2= |first2= |author2-link= |title=CTI Determine your provincial constituency |date= |year=2005 |url=http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm |accessdate= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911025012/http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm |archivedate=2007-09-11 |df= }} 5. ^{{Citation |last=Commissioner of Canada Elections |first=Chief Electoral Officer of Canada |author-link= |last2= |first2= |author2-link= |title=Elections Canada On-line |date= |year=2005 |url=http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |accessdate= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite web |last=Library and Archives Canada |author-link=Library and Archives Canada |first=National Archives of Canada Archivia Net |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Post Offices and Postmasters |work= |publisher= |date= |url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-119.01-e.php?&isn_id_nbr=9046&interval=24&&PHPSESSID=9pb4hjm9klhi7ggg85imctea30 |format= |doi= |accessdate=2007-07-02 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 7. ^{{Citation | last =Russell | first =E.T. | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title =What's in a Name? | place=Saskatoon | publisher =Western Producer Prairie books | year =1975 | location = | volume = | edition = | url = | doi = | id = page 17 | isbn = 0-919306-39-X}} 8. ^Furrows in Time: A History of Balcarres and District. Balcarres History Book Committee, 1987. {{ISBN|978-0-919781-37-5}}. 9. ^{{cite web |last=Government of Canada |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Geo Names Query |work= |publisher= |date= |url=http://geonames2.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/v9/within_radius_v9?english |format= |doi= |accessdate=2007-07-02 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} External links
2 : Towns in Saskatchewan|Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan |
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