This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Caron (disambiguation)

Caron (disambiguation)

Caron or háček, is a diacritic .Caron may also refer to:- People :* Antoine Caron, Mannerist painter to the court of the House of Valois* Daniel J. Caron , national librarian, Library and Archives Canada...

Caron No. 162, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 of 500 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The RM was incorporated December 9, 1912. Other localities in the area include Abound, Archydal, Archydal Airport, Caron

Caron, Saskatchewan

Caron is a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, located on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway, 26 kilometres west of Moose Jaw. It has a population of 120.Location: 50.4592N -105.8692...

, Grayburn, and Grayburn Airport, McKeown Airport. Besant Park Campground and Recreation Area is along the Trans Canada Highway

Saskatchewan Highway 1

Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is . The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to Manitoba where it continues as Highway 1, PTH 1. The...

. The village of Caronport

Caronport, Saskatchewan

Caronport is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The village had a population of 919 in the Canada 2006 Census, and is located within Census Division 7. The village is located 21 kilometres west of Moose Jaw on the Trans-Canada Highway. As of the 2006 census, Caronport is, by...

 is enclaved in the R.M., just a little northeast of its centre, and is not technically part of Caron No. 162. The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area. As well, the Smooth Arid Goosefoot (Chenopodium subglabrum) and Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) is of special concern in the ecoregion.

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.

Statistics

Area statistics

• Lat 50.416765801°
• Long -105.834470808
• Time zone (est) UTC-6
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External links

• Map of Caron No. 162 at Statcan
• Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
• Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
• GeoNames Query
• Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
• Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
• Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
• Saskatoon Gen Web – ^{Scholar search} |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071208070430/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/cpb/maps/rurmunbound.html |archivedate = 2007-12-08}}