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Country
  
Canada

Census division
  
No. 11

Post office Founded
  
1906-06-01

Area
  
135 ha

Province
  
Saskatchewan

Area code
  
306

Region
  
Saskatchewan

Rural Municipality
  
Last Mountain Valley

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Population
  
216 (2011)

Local time
  
Friday 7:40 AM

Govan, Saskatchewan

Weather
  
-7°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 80% Humidity

Govan /ˈɡɒvən/ is a town in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada located 111 kilometres north of Regina on Highway 20. In 2011 the town had 216 residents.

Contents

Map of Govan, SK, Canada

History

The first settlers made their homes along the shores of Long Lake (now known as Last Mountain Lake), at places close to McKillops's Landing, Arlington Beach, and Taylorboro. The original settlers used the waters of Last Mountain Lake, which is 93 kilometres long, as a means of transportation. Supplies for the farmers were brought north up the lake and all the grain was taken down the lake in boats, then stored in elevators at the East End. This lake transportation system was abandoned when the early extension of the Canadian Pacific Railway Kirkella branch from Bulyea to Lanigan and on to Saskatoon was built, opening up more of the country to the settlers.

The first house to be built within a five-mile radius of Govan was erected in 1903 by Oscar Landstrom, on the southeast quarter of Section 32, Township 27, Range 22 west of the second meridian.

Some of the settlers came north from Craven, through Bulyea and Strasbourg districts. Others came up the waters on Long Lake.

References

Govan, Saskatchewan Wikipedia