Langenburg, Saskatchewan
50°50′N 101°42′W / 50.833°N 101.700°W
Langenburg | |
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Town | |
| Motto: Family & Friends | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Type in appropriate RM No. , Saskatchewan |
| Village established | 1903 |
| Town incorporated | 1959 |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
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Langenburg is a town in the rural municipality of Langenburg''RM No. 181'', in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Langenburg is located on the #16 Yellowhead Highway in south eastern Saskatchewan approximately 15 km. west of the Manitoba border. The population is just under 1,100.
History
Major historical events that occurred in community, arrival of railway, arrival of settlers, ethnic bloc settlement, construction of grain elevator. First Nations, and pre history of the area. See Online Historical Map Digitization Project listed in external links for helpful URLs for historical appearance of community's surrounding area as well as historic rail lines. The naming convention of the community can also be listed here, or changes in names, or difference between rail station, post office, school district, or community name. Historically one name may have been in use more than the others till it was adopted as the current name. School districts usually changed name to adopt the community name, once the community became officially established. Add the name as Community's popular name, Noth West Territories in the infobox if the post office / community was established before 1905. Before 1905 it would be part of the Noth West Territories As well add the name of the provisional district of the North West Territory, the community belonged to, whether, Assiniboia (south) - which was further divided into East Assiniboia and West Assiniboia, Saskatchewan (central), or Athabasca / Athabaska (north). For the various township boundaries of the provisional districts see Map information Sask Gen Web
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Law and government
- Mayor or City Executive-- current, previous executives This can be accessed at Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System in the external links listed below.
- representative body such as M.L.A. of which Provincial Consituency and M.P. of which Federal Electoral District
Geography
- Physical geography (area, unique features) See Geography of Saskatchewan for physiographic region
- Major Parks Check out {{Saskatchewan parks}} and add neighboring parks
- Transportation - highway, rail, waterway, historic, current
Economy
- Major industries/products
- Taxes
- Shopping Centres
Demographics
- N/A = Data Not Available
Check out also Culture of Saskatchewan
- city population
- racial/ethnic makeup
- religious makeup
Sites of interest
Carlton Trail Regional Park and Golf Course is located 18 km south of Langenburg on #8 highway.
Education
- Public
Langenburg has two education centers for students: Hoffman Elementary school and Langenburg High school.
Sports teams
Notable natives
Langenburg is the home town of Kelly Buchberger of the National Hockey League.
Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 50° 50' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 101° 42' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Section xx - Township x - Range xx West of the x, x or x Meridian
- Time zone (cst) UTC-6
This information for the above chart can be found on the listing given at Canadian Geographical names or the Canadian Archives Post Office and Post Master website see external links below for helpful URL's
Location
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Notes
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
{{citation}}: Text "Home" ignored (help) - ^ Becquet's Custom Programming (August 17, 2005), Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory
Published Works
If any, list the works organized by date of publication. 1951, or 1981 local history or family biography books written about the community on the 50th and 75th anniversaries respectively for instance. See also Saskatchewan Gen Web Region listed in external links below for helpful URL's to know books of each community and online status.
References
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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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See also
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