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| Village of Aneroid | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 4 |
| Rural Municipality | Auvergne |
| Post office Founded | N/A |
| Village established | N/A |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Meikle Elton |
| - Administrator | Gervais Marcel |
| - Governing body | Aneroid Village Council1 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.05 km² (0.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 45 |
| - Density | 42.8/km² (110.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC) |
| Postal code | S0N 0C0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 13 Highway 612 |
| Waterways | |
| 2345 | |
Aneroid (2006 population 45) is a village in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 70 km southeast of Swift Current.
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Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census:6
| • Population: | 45 (-19.6% from 2001) |
| • Land area: | 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| • Population density: | 42.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (111 /sq mi) |
| • National population rank (out of 5,008): | Ranked 4,677th |
| • Median age: | 45.0 (males: 35.0, females: 49.0) |
| • Total private dwellings: | 32 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 20 |
| • Median household income: | $Not Available |
Origin of the name
The most popular version of the origin of the name is that the first survey party lost its aneroid barometer on the present townsite.7 Many of the streets in the village are named after surveyor's instruments.7
Notable Residents
Patrick Marleau, centre for the NHL team San Jose Sharks.
See also
References
- ^ Aneroid Village Council http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=1831
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
- ^ 2006 Community Profile
- ^ a b Aneroid, The Rising Barometer, 1905-80, p. 1 (1980) Aneroid History Book Committee.
External links
- Aneroid Village Council
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project
- GeoNames Query
- 2001 Community Profiles
Footnotes
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