St. Louis, Saskatchewan
| St. Louis | |
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 St. Louis
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| Coordinates: 52°55′00″N 105°49′00″W / 52.91667°N 105.81667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | St. Louis No. 431 |
| Post office Founded as Boucher, Saskatchewan NWT | 1888-02-01 |
| Post office Founded as St. Louis, Saskatchewan NWT | 1897-05-01 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Les Rancourt |
| • M.P. Saskatoon-Humboldt | Brad Trost |
| • M.L.A. | Delbert Kirsch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 445 |
| • Density | 416.6/km2 (1,079/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Postal code | S0J 2C0 |
| Website | St. Louis, Saskatchewan |
St. Louis is a Canadian village in the province of Saskatchewan, south of Prince Albert and northeast of . It was founded by Métis settlers in the late 19th century, and is the northernmost Southbranch Settlement, a series of communities which range from Fish Creek in the south along the South Saskatchewan River through and St. Laurent to St. Louis. St. Louis is within the boundaries of the rural municipality St. Louis No. 431. The village has a mayor to govern civic infrastructure and municipal policy. St. Louis is also within SARM Division No. 5 and Census Division No. 15, Saskatchewan. St. Louis is located in the aspen parkland biome.
St. Louis is home to a large archaeological site of aboriginal artifacts predating those found at Wanuskewin near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Key discoveries at the site have included new species of wolf and buffalo approximately 25% larger than modern species and a bead that indicates decoration of clothing about 1000 years earlier than previously thought.
St. Louis is just northeast of South Branch House, one of many small trading posts from fur trading days; this post was attacked and burnt by the Atsina in the 18th century in retaliation for the company's supplying their enemies the Cree and Assiniboine with guns and goods.
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