Speers, Saskatchewan | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°25′25″N 107°19′59″W / 52.423505°N 107.332959°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | South-central |
Census division | 16 |
Rural Municipality | Douglas |
Established | 1913 |
Incorporated (Village) | 1915 |
Government | |
• Governing body | Speers Village Council |
• Mayor | Kenneth Rebeyka |
• Administrator | Dean Nicholson |
Area | |
• Total | 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 74 |
• Density | 107.9/km2 (279/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0M 2V0 |
Area code(s) | 306 |
Highways | Highway 40 |
Railways | Canadian National Railway |
Speers is a village in Douglas Rural Municipality No. 436, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 74 at the 2006 Census. The village is located approximately 50 minutes southeast of North Battleford, Saskatchewan on Highway 40.
The community is named for Charles Wesley Speers, the colonization agent for Western Canada, who came from Eastern Canada to settle at Griswold, Manitoba, in 1884.
In 2006, Speers had a population of 74 living in 34 dwellings, which was a 4.2% increase from 2001. The village had a land area of 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) and a population density of 107.9/km2 (279/sq mi).
Coordinates: 52°42′35″N 107°33′29″W / 52.70972°N 107.55806°W