Kamsack, Saskatchewan
| Kamsack | |
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| Town | |
 Kamsack
Kamsack
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| Coordinates: 51°33′54″N 101°53′41″W / 51.56500°N 101.89472°WCoordinates: 51°33′54″N 101°53′41″W / 51.56500°N 101.89472°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 9 |
| Rural Municipality | Cote |
| Post Office Established | 1888 (Assiniboia District) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rod Gardner |
| • Administrator | Laura Lomenda |
| • MLA Canora-Pelly | Ken Krawetz |
| • MP Yorkton—Melville | Garry Breitkreuz |
| Area | |
| • Land | 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,825 |
| • Density | 311.8/km2 (808/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | (No DST) CST (UTC-6) |
| Postal code | S0A 1S0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 / 639 |
| Highways |
  Hwy 5 / Hwy 8
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| Website | www |
Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada is a town, located in the Assiniboine River Valley where the Whitesand River joins the Assiniboine River. It is 56 km (35 mi) northeast of Yorkton. Highway 8 and Highway 5 intersect in the town.
Coté First Nation is located 8 km (5 mi) north and Keeseekoose First Nation is 18 km (11 mi) north of Kamsack on Highway 8.
In 1904, land was surrendered from the Cote First Nation for the Canadian Northern Railway station and the town site of Kamsack. Between 1905 and 1907 additional land was allocated, the northern sections of which were returned to reserve status. In 1913 a further two-mile strip of land on the southern boundary was given, but returned in 1915 when it was identified the Cote people had lost too much of their best agricultural land. In 1963, further acres surrendered in 1905 were also reconstituted as reserve land. The interest in and surrender of land from the reserve’s southern boundary—nearest the Kamsack town site—resulted in part from speculation of its value for settlement.
The lands around what is now Kamsack were settled in the 1880s by a handful of agricultural settlers. The farming area around Kamsack was well settled by 1905. These farms consisted of a variety of ethnic groups which are still present to this day: Doukhobors, Ukrainians, Europeans, Americans and Eastern Canadians were all among the early settlers to the area.
In 1903 the Canadian National Railway and Kamsack railway station were built which literally forced the birth of Kamsack. The town is still today served by Via Rail passenger service.
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