Insinger, Saskatchewan
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Insinger, Saskatchewan is an unincorporated area in the 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 Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan
Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan
This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Foam Lake, SaskatchewanInsinger No. 275, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 373 rural residents in the east central part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913...
, in the Canadian
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...
province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
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....
. Insinger is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead
Saskatchewan Highway 16
Highway 16 is a provincial paved highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the Saskatchewan section of the Yellowhead Highway, and also the Trans-Canada Highway Yellowhead section. The main purpose of this highway is to connect Saskatchewan with Canadian cities such as Edmonton and...
in south eastern Saskatchewan. Lawrie post office first opened in 1898 at the legal land description of Sec.6, Twp.29, R.7, W2. It changed names in 1907 to Insinger and moved to Sec.21, Twp.29, R.8, W2 . The population is smaller than a hamlet, and is counted within the Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan
Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan
This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Foam Lake, SaskatchewanInsinger No. 275, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 373 rural residents in the east central part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913...
, however it is still listed as a village at Geonames. Insinger is located between Yorkton
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Yorkton is a city located in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, near the Manitoba border. Founded and incorporated in 1882 by a group of settlers from Ontario, it has grown to 15,038 residents as of the 2006 census. The city is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 and the Rural...
and Foam Lake
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
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. Insinger is located within 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) of Whitesand Regional Park.
Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 51°32′00″ N
- Long (DMS) 103°05′00″ W
- Dominion Land Survey Sec.21, Twp.29, R.8, W2
- Time zone (cst) UTC−6
Location
See also
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
- WikiProject Saskatchewan
- WikiProject Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
- :WikiProject Cities