Swanson, Saskatchewan
Encyclopedia
Swanson is a hamlet
in Montrose Rural Municipality 315
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
. The hamlet is located southwest of Saskatoon along Highway 45
along the Canadian National Railway
, Delisle
-Tichfield Junction stub
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in Montrose Rural Municipality 315
Montrose No. 315, Saskatchewan
Montrose No. 315 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Census Division 12 a part of SARM Division 5. The seat of the municipality is located in the Town of Delisle.-Demographics:...
, 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 hamlet is located southwest of Saskatoon along Highway 45
Saskatchewan Highway 45
Highway 45 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 42/Highway 646 near Lucky Lake to Highway 7 near Delisle. Highway 45 is about 116 km long....
along the Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
, Delisle
Delisle, Saskatchewan
-References:...
-Tichfield Junction stub
Railroad switch
A railroad switch, turnout or [set of] points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another at a railway junction....
.
Notable People
- Alfred GleaveAlfred GleaveAlfred Pullen Gleave was a Member of Parliament for Saskatoon—Biggar, Canada from 25 June 1968 to 9 May 1974. He was a farmer and grain grower, and became an outspoken agricultural advocate. He was born in Ontario, educated in one room school houses of Saskatchewan...
, a Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Saskatoon—BiggarSaskatoon—BiggarSaskatoon—Biggar was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1978....
, Canada from 25 June 1968 to 9 May 1974. He was a farmer and grain grower, and became an outspoken agricultural advocate who resided in Swanson.