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Lampman
Town in Saskatchewan, Canada
Town in Saskatchewan, Canada
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| official_name | Lampman | |
| settlement_type | Town | |
| image_skyline | Lampman elevators.jpg | |
| imagesize | 250px | |
| image_caption | The grain elevators in Lampman | |
| dot_x | dot_y = | |
| pushpin_map | Saskatchewan#Canada | |
| pushpin_label_position | left | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Canada | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province | |
| subdivision_name1 | Saskatchewan | |
| subdivision_type2 | Region | |
| subdivision_name2 | Southeast | |
| subdivision_type3 | Census division | |
| subdivision_name3 | Division No. 1 | |
| subdivision_type4 | Rural municipality | |
| subdivision_name4 | Browning No. 34 | |
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| leader_name | Scott Greening | |
| established_title | Post office founded | |
| established_date | 1910-05-01 | |
| established_title2 | Incorporated (Village) | |
| established_date2 | 1910 | |
| established_title3 | Town | |
| established_date3 | 1963 | |
| unit_pref | ||
| population_as_of | 2021 | |
| population_total | 673 | |
| population_density_blank1_km2 | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | |
| timezone | CST | |
| coordinates | ||
| postal_code_type | Postal code | |
| postal_code | S0C 1N0 | |
| area_code | 306 | |
| blank_name | Highways | |
| blank_info | ||
| blank1_name | Waterways | |
| website | ||
| footnotes | {{Cite web | |
| last | National Archives | |
| first | Archivia Net | |
| title | Post Offices and Postmasters | |
| url | http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php | |
| access-date | 2014-04-26 }}{{Cite web | |
| last | Government of Saskatchewan | |
| first | MRD Home | |
| title | Municipal Directory System | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |
| access-date | 2014-04-26 | |
| url-status | dead | |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx | |
| archive-date | 2016-01-15 | |
| }}</ref><ref name | "federal"{{Cite web | |
| last | Commissioner of Canada Elections | |
| first | Chief Electoral Officer of Canada | |
| title | Elections Canada On-line | |
| year | 2005 | |
| url | http://www.elections.ca/home.asp | |
| access-date | April 26, 2014 | |
| url-status | dead | |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp | |
| archive-date | 2007-04-21 |
| access-date =2014-04-26 }}{{Cite web |access-date=2014-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |archive-date=2016-01-15 |access-date=April 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |archive-date=2007-04-21
Lampman is a town of 673 people in the south-east part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, roughly 30 miles north-east of Estevan.
To the north-west of Lampman, is Lake Roy, which is a shallow lake that often floods into town. Lampman's water supply is obtained from two deep wells that go through a water treatment system.
History
The village of Lampman was founded on September 13, 1910. It gained the status of town on June 1, 1963. It was named for Canadian poet Archibald Lampman, one of the Confederation Poets. It is also part of "Poet's Corner" in south-east Saskatchewan. Several communities and stops along the CN Railway in this part of the province were named after famous British and Canadian poets. Some of the other places include, Carlyle (Thomas Carlyle), Browning (Robert Browning), Service (Robert W. Service), Cowper (William Cowper), and Wordsworth (William Wordsworth).
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lampman had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.13 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
Education
Lampman has one school that covers Kindergarten through grade 12.
Sports and recreation
Lampman has a community complex that includes an outdoor swimming pool, ice hockey arena, curling rink with four sheets of ice, and five baseball diamonds. The town also has a racetrack, golf course, campground, parks, and a walking path. The Lampman A's baseball team was inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame on August 18, 2012.
Services and transportation
Lampman has volunteer ambulance service, volunteer fire department, and emergency rescue.
The town is serviced by a freight railway line, grain elevator, Lampman Airport (CJQ2), and two highways, Highway 361 and Highway 605.
References
References
- "Lampman," Encyclopedia of Canada (Toronto: University Associates, 948), III, 379.
- "A Little Bit of History," [http://lampman.sasktelwebsite.net/lampman.htm Town of Lampman and Community] {{webarchive. link. (2010-04-21 . Web, Mar. 23, 2011.)
- ""A Poetic Past": The quest | Globalnews.ca".
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "Lampman Airport - CJQ2 - Airport Guide".
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