Southey, Saskatchewan

Southey is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on Highway 6, 55 km. north of Regina, Saskatchewan, the capital city of the province of Saskatchewan.

Southey
Town
Southey welcome sign
Southey
Location of Southey in Saskatchewan
Southey
Southey (Canada)
Coordinates: 50.945°N 104.503°W / 50.945; -104.503
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division6
Rural MunicipalityCupar
Post office Founded1905-10-16
Incorporated (Village)1907
Incorporated (Town)1980
Government
 • TypeMayor and Council
 • MayorLeigh Bishop
 • AdministratorChris Lamontange
Area
 • Total1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total778
 • Density499.8/km2 (1,294/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0G 4P0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 6 & Highway 22
WaterwaysNear the Qu'Appelle River
Websitewww.southey.ca
[2][3]

Southey is named after a famous English poet, Robert Southey. Additionally, most of the streets of Southey are named after English poets.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census, Southey's population was 778, which is a 9.4 percent rise from 2006. The median age was 39.9 years (males:37.4 yrs., females:42.0 yrs.) There were 354 private dwellings and the median household income was $71,585.[4]

History

The vast prairie land of the Northwest Territories was opened for settlement during the latter part of the 1880s and 1890s. Prior to this, the whole area was home to the First Nations people and their culture. Settlement by Europeans and Americans followed the river valleys and then the westward movement of the railway.

The first early settlement in the Southey area consisted of ranchers north and south of the present townsite. H.B. Chandler, one of the first settlers, filed on land on the south side of town in 1903. When the railway arrived in the area, he applied for the site to be named “Southey”, after Robert Southey, one of his favourite English poets.

From this point on, the town grew and developed with the appearance of the first stores, school, banks, elevators, barber shop, hardware and implement dealers, restaurants, lumber yard, telephone system, sidewalks, fire brigades and others in the 1905 - 1912 period. This growth allowed Southey to be incorporated in 1907–08. Subsequently, streets were named after other English writers and poets, so it is possible to travel down streets named Keats, Browning, Burns, Byron, Coleridge, Frost, Kipling, Milton and others.

In 1988 Southey celebrated its 80th anniversary[5] and in 2008 the town had a 100th year celebration.[6]

Education

The Robert Southey School is a K-12 school incorporating over 100 years of history. In 2006 Southey School celebrated its centenary.[7]

Churches

The people of Southey and District have four main centers for religious congregations:[8]

  • Southey Baptist Church
  • Southey Emmanuel Lutheran Church
  • Southey St. James Roman Catholic Church
  • Southey United Church

Southey Cable

The Southey Cable Company is owned and operated by the Town of Southey under the guidance of the Southey Cable Committee.[9]

Notable people
  • West side of Southey
  • Southey, west of Main Street
  • Southey, east of Main Street
  • The elevators of Southey in 1987
  • Elevators in 1992
  • Silhouette of last remaining elevator

See also

References
  1. "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  4. Statistics Canada (2012). "Southey, Saskatchewan (Code 4706092) and Saskatchewan (Code 47) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census". Ottawa. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  5. "Southey 80th Anniversary, July 1988". Joebess.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  6. "Southey's 100th Anniversary". Joebess.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22.
  7. "Southey School 100th Anniversary". Joebess.com.
  8. "Churches". Joebess.com.
  9. "The Southey Cable Company". Joebess.com.


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