Whitewood, Saskatchewan
Whitewood
Whitewood Station | |
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Town | |
Main Street, Whitewood, 1913 | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′52″N 102°16′11″W / 50.33111°N 102.26972°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 5 |
| Rural Municipality (RM) | Willowdale No. 153 |
| Post office founded | 1883-11-09 |
| Incorporated Town | 1892 |
| Named after | White Poplar (Populus alba) Whitewood tree |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rhett Parks |
| • Governing body | Whitewood Town Council |
| • Member of legislative assembly | Kevin Weedmark |
| • Member of Parliament | Robert Kitchen |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 598.30 m (1,962.93 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 944 |
| • Density | 312.0/km2 (808/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST (UTC)) |
| Postal code | S0G 5C0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| List of Saskatchewan provincial highways | Sk Hwy 1, Sk Hwy 9 |
| Website | www |
Whitewood is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is approximately 175 kilometres (109 mi) east of Regina on the Trans-Canada Highway Sk Hwy 1. It is situated at the crossroads of two major highways systems — the Trans-Canada, which runs east and west, and Sk Hwy 9, which runs north and south from the US border to Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. It is located midway between Brandon, Manitoba and Regina.
It is administrative headquarters of the First Nations band governments of the Ochapowace and the Chachacas Cree.