Sturgis, Saskatchewan
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Sturgis is a town of 620 people in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada. The Town of Sturgis is Template:Convert north of Yorkton on Highway 9. It is located in the Assiniboine River valley near the Lakes and Woods region of the province.
The community was named for Sturgis, South Dakota, where Fred Clyde Brooks, the first postmaster, had been raised.[1]
The Sturgis railway station receives scheduled Via Rail service.
Demographics
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In 2011, the median age of the population in Sturgis increased in 2001 to 51.2 years of age versus 49.7 in 2006. The median age of the division was 46.1 in 2011 and 38.2 for the province.[3] Template:Canada census
Economy
- Chamber of Commerce
- Sturgis Economic Development Corp
- Sturgis Tourist Information Booth[4]
Attractions
- Station House Museum
- Skating and Curling Rinks
- Sturgis & District Community Hall
- Sturgis Ski Hill
- Sturgis & District Regional Park
Churches
- Grace United Church
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
- Evangelical Church
- Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church
Education
Sturgis is home to Sturgis Elementary School and Sturgis Composite High School a part of the Good Spirit School Division No. 204[5]
- Parkland Regional Library - Sturgis Branch
- The Kinette Club of Sturgis Nursery School
- Good Spirit School Division Band
See also
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