North Battleford | ||
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City of North Battleford | ||
North Battleford City Hall
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Location of North Battleford in Saskatchewan | ||
Coordinates: 52°45′27″N 108°17′10″W / 52.75750°N 108.28611°W | ||
Country | Canada | |
Province | Saskatchewan | |
Census division | Division #16 | |
Village | 1906 | |
Town | 1907 | |
City | 1913 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Ryan Bater | |
• MLA | Herb Cox (SKP) | |
• MP | Gerry Ritz (CON) | |
Area | ||
• Land | 33.55 km2 (12.95 sq mi) | |
• Metro | 1,122.99 km2 (433.59 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• City | 13,888 | |
• Density | 414.0/km2 (1,072/sq mi) | |
• Metro | 19,216 | |
• Metro density | 17.1/km2 (44/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | |
Forward sortation area | S9A | |
Area code(s) | 306, 639 | |
Website | City of North Battleford | |
North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The Battlefords". North Battleford borders the Rural Municipality of North Battleford No. 437, as well as the North Battleford Crown Colony (census subdivision).
The Battlefords are served by the Yellowhead Highway and Highway 4, Highway 26, Highway 29, and Highway 40.
Battlefords Provincial Park is 40 kilometres (25 mi) north on Highway 4.
For thousands of years prior to European settlement, succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples lived in the area. The Battlefords area (including the present city of North Battleford and town of Battleford) was home to several historic aboriginal groups, including the Algonquian-speaking Cree and Blackfeet as well as Siouan Assiniboine First Nation band governments, who contested for control of local resources.
Early European settlement began as a result of fur trading by French colonists in the late 18th century. The Canadians founded Fort Montaigne d'Aigle (Eagle Hills Fort) nine miles below the confluence of the Saskatchewan and Battle Rivers in 1778. A year later the fort was abandoned following conflict between traders and natives.