Gainsborough, Saskatchewan
Gainsborough | |
|---|---|
| Village of Gainsborough | |
2011 image from viewpoint of 1978 painting "40 Below Zero" by William G. Hobbs | |
| Motto: First incorporated village in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′34″N 101°27′30″W / 49.17611°N 101.45833°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southeast |
| Census division | 1 |
| Rural Municipality | Argyle No. 1 |
| Post office Founded | 1884-04-01 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1882 (1st. incorporated village in Saskatchewan) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Gainsborough Village Council |
| • Mayor | Victor Huish |
| • Administrator | Erin McMillen |
| • MP | Robert Kitchen |
| • MLA | Dan D'Autremont |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 286 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0C 0Z0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 18 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Gainsborough (2016 population: 254) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Argyle No. 1 and Census Division No. 1. A farming community, the village is located on Highway 18 in the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan. Gainsborough is approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Manitoba border, and 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the North Dakota, United States border. The first post office was established on April 1, 1884 as the community of Antler. On September 1, 1885, the name of the community changed to Gainsborough, after Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in England, which was the former home of J. J. Sadler, an early settler.