Sintaluta, Saskatchewan
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| Coordinates: 50°17′24″N 103°15′43″W / 50.290°N 103.262°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 7 |
| Rural Municipality | Indian Head |
| Established | 1881 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1881 |
| Incorporated (Town) | 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Keith Rathgeber |
| • Administrator | Christine Madeley |
| • Governing body | Sintaluta Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 98 |
| • Density | 36.3/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0G 4N0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Trans-Canada Highway |
| Historic Sites | Saskatchewan house |
| Website | Town of Sintaluta |
Sintaluta is a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada. The current population of Sintaluta is approximately 98 people (according to the last Canadian Census done in 2006). The town is located about 85 km east of Regina. The town is located on the north side of the Trans-Canada Highway.
It is the administrative headquarters of the Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nations band government.
In 2006, Sintaluta had a population of 98 living in 99 dwellings, a 32.4% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) and a population density of 36.3/km2 (94/sq mi).
Sintaluta is the birthplace of noted Canadian educator Sylvia Larter and the hometown of E.A. Partridge, the "Sage of Sintaluta", the first person to establish the concept of farmer-owned grain companies on the prairies, as a result of an incident known as "The Box Car Caper" that happened in 1901 at Sintaluta. In 1901, there was a bumper crop of wheat in the Sintaluta district. It was a good year all around for farmers as far as wheat was concerned, but their problem was getting the wheat on trains for delivery to the grain terminals. Farmers would bring their grain to the elevator and trains would leave without taking it. Some influential men of the time decided that they would take the Canadian Pacific Railway to court over this matter. One of these men was E.A. Partridge of Sintaluta. The farmers won the case. They had made their stand at a key time, for the CPR described Sintaluta as being the largest grain shipping point at that time, in Western Canada. This was later made into a movie by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and called The Long Haul.
The name Sintaluta comes from a Lakota language word meaning tail of the red fox.
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