Morse, Saskatchewan

Town in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°24′50″N 107°01′55″W / 50.414°N 107.032°W / 50.414; -107.032CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division7Rural MunicipalityMorseSettled1902Incorporated (village)1910Incorporated (town)1912Government

• MayorGeorge Byklum • Town ManagerTamara Knight • Governing bodyMorse Town CouncilArea

• Total1.45 km² (0.56 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total240 • Density165.7/km² (429/sq mi)Time zoneCSTPostal code

S0H 3C0

Area code306HighwaysTrans Canada HighwayWebsiteOfficial website^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Morse is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.^[5] It is situated on the Trans Canada Highway near the north shore of Reed Lake. The town is named after the western Superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Railroad at the time.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morse had a population of 216 living in 116 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -10.7% from its 2016 population of 242. With a land area of 1.54 km² (0.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 140.3/km² (363.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

References

^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ "Community Profile - Morse" (PDF). Southwest Regional Economic Development Authority. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.