Morse is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.[5] It is situated on the Trans Canada Highway near the north shore of Reed Lake. The town is named after the western Superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Railroad at the time.
Morse | |
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Town | |
 Morse grain elevator | |
  Morse Location of Morse in Saskatchewan  Morse Morse (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′50″N 107°01′55″W / 50.414°N 107.032°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 7 |
| Rural Municipality | Morse |
| Settled | 1902 |
| Incorporated (village) | 1910 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | George Byklum |
| • Town Manager | Tamara Knight |
| • Governing body | Morse Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 240 |
| • Density | 165.7/km2 (429/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0H 3C0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Trans Canada Highway |
| Website | Official website |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morse had a population of 216 living in 116 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -10.7% from its 2016 population of 242. With a land area of 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 140.3/km2 (363.3/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Community Profile - Morse" (PDF). Southwest Regional Economic Development Authority. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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