Saskatchewan provins i Kanada

Karta: Saskatchewan i Kanada
Arkiv: Saskatchewan, Canada Genealogy
Länk: Saskatchewan

• Incorporated municipalities

  • urban municipalities

    • cities, List of cities in Saskatchewan,
    • towns, List of towns in Saskatchewan,
    • villages, List of villages in Saskatchewan,
    • resort villages, List of resort villages in Saskatchewan,
  • rural municipalities, List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan,
  • northern municipalities

    • northern towns,
    • northern villages and
    • northern hamlets.
• un-incorporated municipalities

  • hamlets
  • organized hamlets within rural municipalities
  • northern settlements
• First Nations

List of municipalities in Saskatchewan, List of communities in Saskatchewan, List of designated places in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan har en nästan rektangulär form som är ett resultat av den koloniala metoden att dra gränser med linjal; provinsen är den enda i Kanada vars gränser inte någonstans sammanfaller med naturliga avgränsningar i terrängen. Saskatchewan är den mellersta av Kanadas tre prärieprovinser och blev genom Saskatchewan Act provins 1905, samma år som den västra grannprovinsen Alberta och 35 år efter den östra grannen Manitoba. I norr gränsar Saskatchewan till Nordvästterritorierna, i söder till USA (delstaterna Montana och North Dakota).

European settlements: The national policy set by the federal government, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Hudson's Bay Company and associated land companies encouraged immigration. The Dominion Lands Act of 1872 permitted settlers to acquire one quarter of a square mile of land to homestead and offered an additional quarter upon establishing a homestead. In 1874, the North-West Mounted Police began providing police services. In 1876, the North-West Territories Act provided for appointment, by the Ottawa, of a Lieutenant Governor and a Council to assist him.

Highly optimistic advertising campaigns promoted the benefits of prairie living. Potential immigrants read leaflets information painted Canada as a veritable garden of Eden and downplayed the need for agricultural expertise. Ads in The Nor'-West Farmer by the Commissioner of Immigration implied that western land was blessed with water, wood, gold, silver, iron, copper, and cheap coal for fuel, all of which were readily at hand. Reality was far harsher, especially for the first arrivals who lived in sod houses. However eastern money poured in and by 1913, long term mortgage loans to Saskatchewan farmers had reached $65 million.

The dominant groups comprised British settlers from eastern Canada and Britain, who comprised about half of the population during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They played the leading role in establishing the basic institutions of plains society, economy and government.

Saskatchewan (uttal: [sæˈskætʃəwən]) är en provins i Kanada med en areal om cirka 652 000 km² (landyta cirka 592 000 km²) och ungefär en miljon invånare. Huvudstad är Regina med cirka 200 000 invånare. Provinsens största stad är Saskatoon (cirka 236 000 invånare).

Provinsen har sitt namn efter floden Saskatchewan River, vars namn är en förvanskning av creespråkets Kisiskatchewani sipi (”den mycket snabbt flytande floden”). Som en kuriositet kan nämnas att en av städerna i Saskatchewan heter Swift Current, vilket alltså betyder samma sak.