Carlyle, Saskatchewan

Carlyle
Carlyle, the Cornerstone of Saskatchewan
Carlyle, the Cornerstone of Saskatchewan
Carlyle is located in Saskatchewan
Carlyle
Carlyle
Carlyle is located in Canada
Carlyle
Carlyle
Coordinates: 49°22′34″N 102°09′36″W / 49.3760°N 102.1600°W / 49.3760; -102.1600
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census divisionDivision No. 1
Rural MunicipalityMoose Mountain No. 63, Saskatchewan
Post office founded1883-12-01
Incorporated (Village)1902
Town1905
Government
 • MayorJennifer Sedor
 • CAONatalie Miller
Area
 • Total5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,508
 • Density271.4/km2 (703/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0C 0R0
Area code306
Highways Highway 9 Highway 13
WaterwaysMorrison Creek
Websitetownofcarlyle.com
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Carlyle (2021 population 1,524) is a town in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Carlyle is the largest town servicing the far south-eastern corner of Saskatchewan and as a result, has become the economic and services centre of the region. Estevan and Weyburn are the closest cities and both are a little over 100 kilometres away. Regina, the provincial capital, lies 200 km to the north-west.

Carlyle is located within the RM of Moose Mountain in Census Division No. 1 in Western Canada. Geographically, it is in the Canadian Prairies, which is part of the Great Plains and Prairie Pothole Region of North America. Carlyle was incorporated as a village in 1902, and as a town in 1905. The name Carlyle was chosen by the first postmaster to honour the niece of the Scottish historian and essayist, Thomas Carlyle. His niece and her husband settled in the Arcola district and farmed and raised a family there.

Several other communities in south-east Saskatchewan along the Canadian National Railway were also named after famous British and Canadian poets, garnering the nickname "Poet's Corner". Some of the others include: Wordsworth (William Wordsworth), Browning (Robert Browning), Service (Robert W. Service), Cowper (William Cowper), and Lampman (Archibald Lampman).[4]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. ^ ""A Poetic Past": The quest | Globalnews.ca".

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