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{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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|leader_title1 =[[List of Canadian federal electoral districts#Saskatchewan - 14 seats|Federal Electoral District]] Humboldt - Melfort - Tisdale [[Member of Parliament|M.P.]]
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'''Watson''' is a [[town]] of 719 residents in the [[rural municipality]] of [[Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan|Lakeside No. 338,]], in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[province]] of [[Saskatchewan]]. Watson is located on the intersection of [[Saskatchewan Highway 5|Highway 5]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 6|Highway 6, the Canam Highway]] near the [[Manitoba]] border and in south eastern Saskatchewan. Watson is approximately the same distance from [[Saskatoon]] which is to the west, and [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] to the south, which gives rise to its town motto, ''Industrial Crossroads of Saskatchewan''.
 
==History==
Originally the first post office in the [[Territorial evolution of Canada|NWT]] was named ''Vossen''.The town's namesake is [[Senator]] [[Robert Watson (politician)|Robert Watson]]. Watson celebrated its first Santa Claus Day in 1922, and has erected a 25-foot-high Santa Claus to commemorate this event. <ref>{{Citation
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'''Watson''' is a [[town]] of 777 residents in the [[Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338]], in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Saskatchewan]]. Watson is located on the intersection of [[Saskatchewan Highway 5|Highway 5]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 6|Highway 6, the Canam Highway]]. Watson is approximately the same distance from [[Saskatoon]] which is to the west, and [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] to the south, which gives rise to its town motto, "Industrial Crossroads of Saskatchewan".
==Sites of Interest==
The Canadian Bank of Commerce was constructed in 1907 in Greek style architecture. This building was established as a national heritage site in 1977. <ref>{{Citation
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*== History ==
Settlers began arriving in the early 1900s, many of them [[German American]] Catholics.<ref name="esask">{{cite encyclopedia
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|access-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref> The town's namesake is [[Senate of Canada|Senator]] [[Robert Watson (Canadian politician)|Robert Watson]]. Senator Watson, originally owned the land the town was built on.<ref>{{cite web
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|publisher = Enterprise Saskatchewan
|year = 2009
|access-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref> Watson celebrated its first Santa Claus Day in 1932, and in 1996 erected a {{convert|25|ft|m|adj=on}}-high Santa Claus to commemorate the event.<ref>{{cite web
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|title = Santa Claus Watson, Saskatchewan
|last = Solonyka
|first = Ed
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|url = http://www.bigthings.ca/sask/watson.html
|title = Town of Watson
|last = Yanciw
|first = David
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|date = September 17, 2002
|access-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref><ref name="tourism">{{cite web
|url = http://www.townofwatson.ca/tourism.html
|title = Tourism
|publisher = Town of Watson
|year = 2010
|access-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref>
 
== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Watson had a population of {{val|707|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|319|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|356|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:707-697}}|697|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|697|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2.96|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|707|2.96|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}</ref>
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== Geography ==
Jansen Lake, Houghton Lake, [[Lenore Lake]], Ironspring Creek, Big Quill Lake and Littlethe [[Quill LakeLakes]] are all close to Watson, Sk.
 
== McNab Regional Park ==
===Saskatchewan Railways and Railway Stations===
'''McNab Regional Park''' ({{Coord|52.1227|-104.5284|display=inline}})<ref>{{cite web |title=McNab Regional Park |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWIF|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref> is a [[List of protected areas of Saskatchewan#Regional parks|regional park]] on the south side of Watson.<ref>{{cite web |title=McNab Regional Park |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/2887/mcnab-regional-park |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref> Access is from Highway 6. The park has a golf course, campground, mini-golf, swimming pool, and playground. The golf course is a 9-hole, par 35 grass greens course. The men's tees total 3,174 yards while the women's total 2,946. The clubhouse is licensed and there are rentals available.<ref>{{cite web |title=McNab Regional Park, Watson, Sk |url=https://www.mcnabpark.com/ |website=McNabPark |publisher=Town of Watson |access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref>
(historic or current)
 
The park, founded in 1980, was named after the [[Peter McNab]] family. Peter McNab was a professional ice hockey player who played on five different [[National Hockey League|NHL]] teams during the 1970s and 1980s. [[Max McNab]], who also played in the NHL and was born in Watson, was there at the time to officially open the park.
*Lanigan - Naicam Branch [[Canadian Pacific Railway|C.P.R]] -- serves Lanigan, Sinnett, Leroy, Romance, Watson, Daphne, Spalding
 
In 2001, the park was upgraded with an expanded golf course, grass greens, a new clubhouse, and a larger pool complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=McNab |url=https://saskregionalparks.ca/park/mcnab/ |website=Regional Parks of Saskatchewan |publisher=Saskatchewan Regional Parks |access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref>
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==Area statisticsTransportation ==
The town is located at the junction of [[Saskatchewan Highway 5]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 6]].
*'''Lat (DMS)''' 52° 07' 00" N
*'''Long (DMS)''' 104° 31' 00" W
*'''Dominion Land Survey''' ''Vossen'' Sec.16, Twp.37, R.18, W2
*'''Dominion Land Survey''' ''Watson'' Sec.28, Twp.36, R.18, W2
*'''Time zone (cst)''' UTC-6
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;Railway
==Location==
Melfort Subdivision [[Canadian Pacific Railway|C.P.R]]—serves Lanigan, Leroy, Watson, Spalding<ref>{{cite book
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Margo Subdivision [[Canadian National Railway]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cn.ca/en/our-services/maps-and-network|title = Maps and Network &#124; Our Services &#124; cn.ca}}</ref>
{{Canadian City Geographic Location|
North=[[Spalding, Saskatchewan|Spalding]]|
West=[[Englefeld, Saskatchewan|Englefeld]]-[[Humboldt, Saskatchewan|Humboldt]]|
Center=Watson|
East=[[Wadena, Saskatchewan|Wadena]]-[[Quill Lake, Saskatchewan|Quill Lake]]|
South=[[Jansen, Saskatchewan|Jansen]]}}
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==See alsoNotable people ==
*[[Dustin Tokarski]] – [[National Hockey League|NHL]] Goaltender
*[[Leroy No. 339, Saskatchewan]]
*[[Ross Lonsberry]] – [[National Hockey League|NHL]] Player
*[[Melfort, Saskatchewan]]
*[[Max McNab]] – [[National Hockey League|NHL]] Player, Coach, GM
*[[Rod Gantefoer]] – [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] MLA, Finance
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
<div class="references-small"><references/></div>
 
== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.townofwatson.com}}
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~sksaskat/Saskatoon/watson-museum.html History of the Watson Museum]
*[http://www.ctreda.ca/webpage/towns/watson/watson.htm Watson]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansacem/watson3.html Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project - Sacred Heart Cemetery, Watson ...]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/AB-ON/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]
*[http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm Saskatchewan City & Town Maps]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/school/ Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project ]
*[http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk Saskatchewan Gen Web Region]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/RandMcNally1924/index.html Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide]
*[http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php GeoNames Query ]
*[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E 2006 Community Profiles]
 
{{Geographic location
{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan}}
| North = [[Spalding, Saskatchewan|Spalding]]
| West = [[Englefeld, Saskatchewan|Englefeld]]-[[Humboldt, Saskatchewan|Humboldt]]
| Center = Watson
| East = [[Wadena, Saskatchewan|Wadena]]-[[Quill Lake, Saskatchewan|Quill Lake]]
| South = [[Jansen, Saskatchewan|Jansen]]
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[[Category:Towns in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Division No. 10, Saskatchewan]]
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