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| Saskatoon nickname: "The Bridge City", "The Hub City" | ||
| Area - Total Metro. Area | 5,192.22 km˛ | |
| Population - Total ( 2001) - Metropolitan ( 2001) - Cdn. Metro. Rank - Density ( 2001) | 196,811 225,927 Ranked 17th 43.5/km˛ | |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time: UTC-6 | |
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52°7'54" N | |
| Mayor | Don Atchison | |
| Governing Body | Saskatoon City Council | |
| City of Saskatoon | ||
Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Saskatoon is the largest city in the province. Residents of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians.
Known as the "City of Bridges" for its seven river crossings, the city's name comes from the CreeCree is the name for a group of closely-related Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 50,000 speakers across Canada, from Alberta to Labrador. We can divide the Cree dialect continuum by several criteria. Dialects spoken from north-eastern Ontario word for the saskatoon berryThe Juneberry Amelanchier alnifolia is a serviceberry found in western North America. Large numbers of small white flowers appear in spring. The small purple berries, actually pomes, ripen in June and July. This large perennial shrub may grow up to 5 mete, "misaskwatomin." Another nickname for Saskatoon is "Paris of the Prairies".
The first permanent settlement of Saskatoon occurred in 1883Events January January 16 The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil service, is passed January 19 The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service ( Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas E when Toronto Methodists, wanting to escape the liquor trade in that city, decided to set up a "dry" community in the rapidly-growing PrairieA prairie is an area of land of low topographic relief that principally supports grasses and herbs, with few trees, and is generally of a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. Most of the Great Plains, most of the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Io region. Their organization, the Temperance Colonization Society, first examined this area in 1882Events February 2 The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut February 7 In Mississippi City the last heavyweight boxing championship bareknuckle fight takes place. March 2 Robert Maclean fails to assassinate Queen Victoria at Windsor Mar and found that it would make an excellent location to found their community based on the ideals of the Temperance League. The settlers arrived on the site of what is now Saskatoon by travelling by railway from Ontario to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. From Moose Jaw to Saskatoon they had to travel horse-drawn cart as the railway had yet to be completed to Saskatoon. The Temperance Colony was unable to obtain a large block of land within the community and the plan was doomed from the beginning.
In 1885, several houses on 11th Street were used as military hospitals during the North-West Rebellion. One house, the Marr Residence, is a heritage site run by the Meewasin Valley Authority at this time. The first school, Victoria School opened for classes at the corner of 11th Street and Broadway Avenue in 1888. This small school, now called the "Little Stone Schoolhouse", now sits on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan. The Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railway reached Saskatoon in 1890 and crossed the South Saskatchewan River, causing a boom in development on the west side of the river. In 1901, Saskatoon's population hit 113 and the community on the west bank of the river adopted the name "Saskatoon", while residents on the east side of the river adopted the name "Nutana".
A town charter for the west side of the river was obtained in 1903 (Nutana became a village in that year). In 1906 Saskatoon became a city with a population of 4,500, which included the communities of Saskatoon (Riversdale) and Nutana. In 1956, the fast-growing community annexed the neighboring town of Sutherland.