Osler | |
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 Library and Town Office | |
  Osler Osler (Saskatchewan) Show map of Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates:52°22′N106°32′W / 52.37°N 106.54°W /52.37; -106.54 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Metropolitan area | Saskatoon |
| Rural municipality | Corman Park No. 344 |
| Post office established | 1891 |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Town incorporated | 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abe Quiring[1] |
| • Governing body | Osler Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,237 |
| • Density | 796.5/km2 (2,063/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 3A0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 11 |
| Website | Official Site |
| [3][4] | |
Osler is a town in theCanadian province ofSaskatchewan, founded in the 1890s. The community was named afterSir Edmund Boyd Osler (1845–1924), who was an Ontario-based explorer, railroad financier, and Member of Parliament.
The town has a library,seniors' centre,volunteer fire department, gas station, grocery store,first responders,leisure centre, two schools, and fourchurches. Osler is about 20 km north of Saskatoon.
Osler was built along the historicQu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad after surveying starting in 1890 by the engineering firm of Osler, Hammond and Nanton.[5]
In 1892 the station house was built. The town of Osler came into existence soon after and became one of many towns and villages to spring up along the new railroad. Osler officially became a village on April 9, 1904, and stayed a village until May 1, 1918, when it became a Hamlet. Then, in 1949 it was upgraded to organized Hamlet status. Osler became a village for a second time in 1968, and was officially designated Town of Osler in 1985.[6]
By the 1970s the railroad station had fallen into disuse and it was demolished byCanadian National Railway in 1973.[5]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Osler had a population of1,251 living in420 of its429 total private dwellings, a change of1.1% from its 2016 population of1,237. With a land area of 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi), it had a population density of772.2/km2 (2,000.0/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,251 (+1.1% from 2016) | 1,237 (13.7% from 2011) | 1,088 (17.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) | 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) | 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Population density | 771.7/km2 (1,999/sq mi) | 796.5/km2 (2,063/sq mi) | 700.6/km2 (1,815/sq mi) |
| Median age | 35.6 (M: 35.2, F: 35.6) | 33.2 (M: 32.5, F: 33.8) | 31.2 (M: 30.1, F: 31.8) |
| Private dwellings | 420 (total) | 412 (total) | 298 (total) |
| Median household income |
