Yorkton | |
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City of Yorkton | |
Downtown on Broadway Street | |
Motto: "Where Good Things Happen" | |
Coordinates: 51°12′50″N 102°27′46″W / 51.21389°N 102.46278°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural municipalities | Orkney Wallace |
Incorporated village | July 15, 1894 |
Incorporated town | 1900 |
Incorporated city | February 1, 1928 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor and Council |
• Mayor | Mitch Hippsley |
• MLA | Greg Ottenbreit (SKP) |
• MP | Cathay Wagantall (CON) |
Area | |
• City | 25.77 km2 (9.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• City | 16,280 |
• Density | 449.8/km2 (1,165/sq mi) |
• Metro | 18,905 |
• Metro density | 22.4/km2 (58/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (CST[4]) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code | 306 |
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Post office established | January 1, 1884[5] |
Website | City of Yorkton |
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Yorkton is a city located in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about 450 kilometres (280 mi) north-west of Winnipeg and 300 kilometres (190 mi) south-east of Saskatoon and is the sixth largest city in the province.
Yorkton was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1928. The city is bordered by the rural municipalities of Orkney to the north, west, and south, and Wallace on the east.