Balcarres, Saskatchewan
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Balcarres Main Street in 1968
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| Coordinates: 50°48′00″N 103°32′40″W / 50.80000°N 103.54444°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Abernethy No. 186 |
| Post Office founded NWT | 1884-04-01 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dwight Dixon |
| • Administrator | Bev Gelech |
| • Governing body | Balcarres Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 617 |
| • Density | 392.9/km2 (1,018/sq mi) |
| Postal code | S0G 0C0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 10 Highway 22 Highway 619 Highway 310 |
| Website | Town of Balcarres |
Balcarres (/bælˈkɛrəs/; 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.
Balcarres post office was established in the North-West Territories on 1 April 1884. The name originates from the first postmaster, Balcarres Crawford, at the neighbouring community of Indian Head, North-West Territories (now, since 1905, Saskatchewan).
Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site of Canada is within 8 miles or 12 kilometres of Balcarres.
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