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Country
  
Canada

Post office Founded
  
1907-09-01

Town incorporated
  
1910

Area
  
12.14 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:54 PM

Number of airports
  
1

Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
  
St. Andrew's

Village established
  
1909

Website
  
www.rosetown.ca

Population
  
2,451 (2016)

Province
  
Saskatchewan

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Weather
  
12°C, Wind W at 37 km/h, 61% Humidity

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Rosetown is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, at the junction of provincial Highway 7 and Highway 4, approximately 115 km southwest of Saskatoon.

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Map of Rosetown, SK, Canada

The town's motto, "The Heart of the Wheat Belt" reflects its history of being a farming community. It is the largest town located in the Rural Municipality St. Andrew's 287, Saskatchewan.

Rosetown belongs currently to the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar which was formerly known as Saskatoon—Rosetown. Rosetown belongs to census division 12 for purposes of enumerating the population which was 2,277 residents in 2006.

Rosetown won the 2004 Provincial Communities in Bloom.

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History

On September 14, 1905, James and Anne Rose migrated from Lancashire, England to an area of Saskatchewan, Canada. They were the first settlers in the area now known as Rosetown. Later, in 1907, a group of people from the area, wanting a post office, made an application for one. As a name had to be given to the post office, the group decided to dedicate it to the towns most senior settlers, the Roses. As the name "Rose" was already taken, the group added "town" to it to create "Rosetown". The Post Office opened on September 7, 1907.

A Jewish colony was established near Rosetown after 1906.

Rosetown became a village on August 29, 1909 after Wilrod Bifair sold his homestead for $12.00 an acre to the Canadian National Railway. Village status was granted on August 4, 1909 when the population reached 500 people. W.G. King, W.R. Ferguson, and N.B. Douglas formed the Village Council in the same year. The first Village Council meeting was held on September 27, 1909. W.G. King established the first business in the village in 1909. Later that year he built three other stores at different locations.

Climate

Rosetown experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Precipitation is quite low, with the majority of it falling in the summer months.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Rosetown was 43.9 °C (111 °F) on 4 July 1937. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −47.2 °C (−53 °F) on 23 January 1943.

Education

Walter Aseltine School is the elementary school in Rosetown named after a member of parliament Walter Aseltine. Rosetown Central High School provides secondary school education for Rosetown and surrounding rural areas. Both schools are part of the Sun West School Division. The Sun West School Division Office which provides education to west-central Saskatchewan is located in Rosetown.

Students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 attend Walter Aseltine School and Grades 7 to 12 attend the Rosetown Central High School. The average graduating class is 45-60 students depending on the year.

Prairie West Regional College provides post secondary education.

Radio

  • 1330 AM - CJYM, classic hits
  • 104.9 FM - CKVX-FM, adult contemporary
  • Newspapers

  • Rosetown Eagle
  • Transportation

    The first transportation was provided by a Red River Cart Trail called Old Bone Trail as well as The Battleford Trail . The town grew in 1910 once the Canadian National Railway track reached Rosetown.

    Rosetown Airport (TC LID: CJX4) is located near Rosetown. Both Highway 7 and Highway 4 serve vehicular traffic to and from Rosetown.

    Notable natives

  • Lloyd Arntzen, musician, school teacher
  • Walter Aseltine, PC, BA, QC was a Canadian parliamentarian and senator.
  • The Very Rev. Walter Farquharson, Moderator of the United Church of Canada
  • Rob Friend, a former professional and Canadian international soccer player
  • Randy Ireland, a Buffalo Sabres Goaltender from Rosetown, Saskatchewan.
  • Sherry Middaugh née Sherry Hamel, a Canadian curler.
  • Robert (Bob) Ogle, a Roman Catholic priest, broadcaster and Member of the Canadian House of Commons.
  • Eldon Woolliams, an Alberta politician
  • References

    Rosetown Wikipedia