Unity, Saskatchewan




Town in Saskatchewan, Canada











































































Town of Unity
Town

Unity Express Shed
Unity Express Shed



Town of Unity is located in Saskatchewan

Town of Unity

Town of Unity



Location of Unity in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 52°26′0″N 109°10′0″W / 52.43333°N 109.16667°W / 52.43333; -109.16667
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.410) RM
Post office Founded 1909-04-01
Village established 1909-06-01
Town incorporated 1919-11-01
Government
 • Mayor
 Ben Weber
 • Federal Electoral District Battlefords—Lloydminster M.P.
 Gerry Ritz
 • Provincial Constituency Cut Knife- Turtleford M.L.A.
 Larry Doke
Area
 • Land 9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 2,573
 • Density 244.6/km2 (634/sq mi)
Postal Code S0K 4L0
Area code(s) 306-228/210
Highways
Hwy 14 / Hwy 21
Website Official Website

[1][2][3][4]

Unity is a town in the western part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan [5]
with a population of almost 2600. Unity is located at the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 21, and the intersection of the CNR and CPR main rail lines. Unity is located 200 km west-northwest of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and 375 km southeast of Edmonton, Alberta. The town of Wilkie is located 18.96 miles (30.51 km) to the east.


The town was the subject of playwright Kevin Kerr's Governor General's Award-winning play Unity (1918), which dramatizes the effect of the 1918 flu pandemic on Unity.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Attractions


  • 4 Notable residents


  • 5 Education


  • 6 Transportation


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History


With the coming of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1908 Unity began to grow from a small settlement in 1904 to about 600 in the 1920s. By 1966 there were 2,154 residents. [6]



Demographics















































Canada census – Unity, Saskatchewan community profile

2011
2006
Population:
2,389 (+11.3% from 2006)
 2,147 (-4.3% from 2001)
Land area:
9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
 9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population density:
244.6/km2 (634/sq mi)
 219.9/km2 (570/sq mi)
Median age:
42.4 (M: 39.9, F: 44.6)
 43.5 (M: 41.2, F: 45.7)
Total private dwellings:
1,119
 1,063
Median household income:

$59,876
References: 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]



  • Lat (DMS) 52°26′ N


  • Long (DMS) 109°10′00″ W


  • Dominion Land Survey Section 18, Township 40, Range 22, West of the 3rd Meridian


  • Time zone (cst) UTC−6



Attractions


Attractions in the Town of Unity include: [10]



  • the history murals in downtown

  • Unity & District Heritage Museum

  • Unity Golf Course

  • Unity Regional Park housing the Unity Ball Diamonds

  • Unity Arena.

  • Unity Credit Union Aquatics Centre

  • Sink and Gordon Lakes are just to the west of Unity, providing wetlands for many migratory birds.

  • Muddy Lake is just south of town.



Notable residents



  • Boyd Gordon currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL).

Curtis Brown was selected 43rd overall in the 1994 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres and was a member of the 1996 Gold Medal winning Canadian World Junior team. He played 14 seasons in the NHL scoring 129 goals, 171 assists and ended his career with a 70 +-



Education


Two elementary schools, St. Peter's Catholic School and Unity Public School offers Kindergarten to Grade 6. Unity Composite High School (UCHS) includes grades 7 to 12. The two public schools are in the Living Sky School Division No. 202.[11]


The population of the elementary schools ranges at about 150 students each, while UCHS is between 250 and 300 students with a graduating class of about 30-45 students a year.



Transportation


The Unity railway station receives Via Rail service with The Canadian calling at Unity several times per week. Unity is on the Canadian National Railway tracks. In 1924, the Canadian Pacific Railway crossed the Canadian National Railway at Topaz just west of Unity.



See also



  • List of towns in Saskatchewan

  • List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan



References





  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on January 15, 2016, retrieved 2013-04-30


  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11


  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007


  5. ^ Adamson, J; et al. (2007-07-23), Online Historical Map Digitization Project


  6. ^ "Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan (Unity, Saskatchewan)". Retrieved 2013-04-30.


  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-29.


  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.


  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.


  10. ^ "Town of Unity website". Retrieved 2013-04-30.


  11. ^ "Living Sky School Division No. 202". Retrieved 2013-04-30.




External links







  • Virtual Tour

  • Town of Unity





Coordinates: 52°26′N 109°10′W / 52.433°N 109.167°W / 52.433; -109.167 (Unity, Saskatchewan)







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