Wilkie, Saskatchewan
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Wilkie is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada located at Section 5, Township 40, Range 19, West of the 3rd Meridian. In 1907-02-01 the first post office was established with the name Glenlogan at Section 4, Township 40, Range 19, West of the 3rd Meridian. The post office changed names in 1908-10-01 to Wilkie. Wilkie is home to the worlds largest Grasshopper, which is located in front of the town rink and hall
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[edit] Railway
Wilkie was a station on the Canadian Pacific Railway, line from Portage la Prairie, via Saskatoon to Edmonton, 160 km west of Saskatoon. Wilkie was also the starting point of Canadian Pacific's Redford Branch, to Kerrobert, 44.6 miles to the southwest, and of the Kelfield Branch, of the CPR, to Kelfield, 35.4 miles northwest.
[edit] Education
Wilkie is home to Norman Carter Elementary School(k-6) and McLurg High School(7-12).Having a catholic 'elementry' school named after the patron saint of Canada, St. George with grades k-9, after grade 9 the students attend the high school Mclurg.
[edit] Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 52° 25' 00" N
- Long (DMS) - 108° 42' 00" W
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
| North: Coleville | Beaufield | ||
| West: Bush | Phippen | Wilkie Glenlogan | East: St. Alphege | Red Pheasant |
| South: Reford | Brass |
[edit] External links
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Geographical Names of Canada Querying Geographical Names of Canada - Query by name
- World's Largest Grasshopper
- Town of Wilkie
- Wilkie, Saskatchewan, 1908-1988. Volume 1
- Wilkie, Saskatchewan, 1908-1988. Volume 2
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project - City, Town, Village Schoolhouse Listing
- St. Joseph's Colony - Wilkie Cemetery - Wilkie
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