Laura, Saskatchewan Explained

Laura, Saskatchewan
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:West-Central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:8
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Montrose
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Montrose No. 315
Leader Title1:Reeve
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Title4:MLA
Established Title:Established
Established Date:N/A
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:N/A
Established Title3:Restructured (Hamlet)
Established Date3:December 31, 1954 again in December 28, 1978
Area Total Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:n/a
Population Density Km2:0.0
Timezone:CST
Coordinates:51.51°N -107.1602°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 7
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian National Railway
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3] [4]

Laura is a hamlet in Montrose Rural Municipality 315, Saskatchewan, Canada. It previously held the status of village until December 31, 1954 and again at an unknown date but was restructured back to hamlet status on December 28, 1978. The hamlet is located southwest of Saskatoon along Highway 7 and Canadian National Railway Saskatoon-Rosetown stub. Prior to the Great Depression, Laura was a bustling active pioneer farming community.

History

Prior to December 31, 1954, Laura was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Montrose on that date. The hamlet was incorporated under village status at an unknown date. That status was again taken over by the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Montrose on December 28, 1978.[5]

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51.85°N -107.2672°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . 2006-10-06 .
  2. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121083646/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html . November 21, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Canadian Textiles Institute. . CTI Determine your provincial constituency . 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911025012/http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm . 2007-09-11 .
  4. Web site: Commissioner of Canada Elections . Chief Electoral Officer of Canada . Elections Canada On-line . 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp . 2007-04-21 .
  5. Web site: Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Restructured Villages . 2008-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080325234155/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html. March 25, 2008.