Osler, Saskatchewan

Osler is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, founded in the 1890s. The community was named after Sir Edmund Boyd Osler (1845–1924), who was an Ontario-based explorer, railroad financier, and Member of Parliament.

Osler
Town
Library and Town Office
Osler
Location of Osler in Saskatchewan
Osler
Osler (Saskatchewan)
Coordinates: 52.37°N 106.54°W / 52.37; -106.54
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Metropolitan areaSaskatoon
Rural municipalityCorman Park No. 344
Post office established1891
Founded1892
Town Incorporated1985
Government
 • MayorAbe Quiring[1]
 • Governing bodyOsler Town Council
Area
 • Land1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,237
 • Density796.5/km2 (2,063/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0K 3A0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 11
WebsiteOfficial Site
[3][4]

The town has a library, seniors' centre, volunteer fire department, gas station, grocery store and first responders, leisure centre, two schools, and four churches. Osler is about 20 km north of Saskatoon.

History
First Street

Osler was built along the historic Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad after surveying starting in 1890 by the engineering firm of Osler, Hammond and Nanton.[5]

In 1892 the station house was built. The town of Osler came into existence soon after and became one of many towns and villages to spring up along the new railroad. Osler officially became a village on April 9, 1904, and stayed a village until May 1, 1918, when it became a Hamlet. Then, in 1949 it was upgraded to organized Hamlet status. Osler became a village for a second time in 1968, and was officially designated Town of Osler in 1985.[6]

By the 1970s the railroad station had fallen into disuse and it was demolished by Canadian National Railway in 1973.[5]

Demographics
Canada census – Osler, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 1,237 (13.7% from 2011) 1,088 (17.5% from 2006) 926 (+12.5% from 2001)
Land area: 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) 0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population density: 796.5/km2 (2,063/sq mi) 700.6/km2 (1,815/sq mi) 945.7/km2 (2,449/sq mi)
Median age: 33.2 (M: 32.5, F: 33.8) 31.2 (M: 30.1, F: 31.8) 28.7 (M: 27.7, F: 29.3)
Total private dwellings: 412 298 298
Median household income: $56,383
References: 2016[7] 2011[8] 2006[9] earlier[10]

See also

References
  1. "Council". Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  3. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  4. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  5. The "Sunbook Community Directory: Includes Towns of Warman and Osler, Villages Of Blumenheim, Gruenfeldt, Neuhorst and Rheinland; 2008-2010." Copyright 2008 SAA Ltd.
  6. "Town of Osler: History". Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
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