Herbert, Saskatchewan

Herbert
Early morning light on the grain elevators in Herbert.
Early morning light on the grain elevators in Herbert.
Motto: 
Have you seen Herbert?
Herbert is located in Saskatchewan
Herbert
Herbert
Location of Herbert in Saskatchewan
Herbert is located in Canada
Herbert
Herbert
Herbert (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°25′38″N 107°13′40″W / 50.42728°N 107.22781°W / 50.42728; -107.22781
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division7
Rural MunicipalityMorse
Post office Founded1904-10-01
Government
 • MayorRon Mathies
 • CAOMichelle Mackow
 • Governing bodyHerbert Town Council
Area
 • Land3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total856
 • Density200.7/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0H 2A0
Area code306
HighwaysTrans-Canada Highway, Highway 612 & Highway 645
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway
WebsiteOfficial website
[2][3]

Herbert is a town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is 48 km east of the city of Swift Current, and 197 km west of Regina, the provincial capital, on the Trans-Canada Highway. Its population as of 2016 was 856.[1]

Herbert was named after the British diplomat Sir Michael Henry Herbert. It is the hometown of CBC Sports broadcaster Don Wittman. Herbert was also the home of former senator Jack Wiebe.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 8 February 2017.
  2. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy