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Maidstone is a town in west central Saskatchewan, Canada about 57 km (35 miles) east of Lloydminster and 84 km (52 miles) west of North Battleford at the junction of Highway 16 and Highway 21. The community was named after Maidstone, Kent, England .
[3] [4] Saskatchewan's largest and smallest towns are Kindersley and Scott with populations of 4,678 and 75 respectively. [3] A city can be created from a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and the change in status is requested by the town ...
In Saskatchewan, towns must have a population above 5,000 in order to be granted city status. [3] A city does not automatically revert to town status if the population drops below 5,000; this only occurs if the city council requests it, the majority of electors vote to revert to town status or the appropriate provincial minister is of the opinion that the reversion to town status is in the ...
Lashburn, a town of 967 in 2011 maintains the Lashburn Municipal Campground. [5] Waseca is a village of 154 in 2011. [5] Maidstone, a town of 1,156 in 2011 [5] is home to the rural municipality office for Eldon No. 471 and the Maidstone Campground. In 1975, a canola (rapeseed) plant statue was built alongside the Yellowhead in the centre of the ...
Saskatchewan has 147 towns that had a cumulative population of 145,995 in the 2021 Census. [2] [3] Saskatchewan's largest and smallest towns are Nipawin and Fleming with populations of 4,570 and 70. [3] The largest and smallest town by land area are Battleford and Francis with 23.26 km 2 (8.98 sq mi) and 0.62 km 2 (0.24 sq mi). [3]
Pine Island is on a south-flowing part of the North Saskatchewan River, about 50 km east of Lloydminster. It is just north of the mouth of Big Gully Creek and 18 km northeast of the town of Maidstone. The island is about 1.4 km long and 0.3 km wide. In 1786 five independent groups established themselves on the island.
Maidstone's charter as a town was granted in 1549; although briefly revoked, a new charter in 1551 created the town as a borough. The charter was ratified in 1619 under James I , and the coat of arms was designed, bearing a golden lion and a representation of the river (in heraldic terms: Or, a fess wavy Azure between three roundels Gules, on a ...
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England. Maidstone may also refer to: Places ... Maidstone, Saskatchewan in Canada Maidstone Aerodrome, serving the town; United ...