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{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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{{Infobox City
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|official_name = Watson
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|motto = Industrial Crossroads of Saskatchewan
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| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = MichaelNorma SareskyWeber
| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts#Saskatchewan — 14 seats|Federal Electoral District]] Humboldt - Melfort - Tisdale [[Member of Parliament|M.P.]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts|Provincial Constituency]] [[Melfort (provincial electoral district)|Melfort]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|M.L.A.]]
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|title = Urban Municipality Incorporations
|publisher = Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs
|format = PDF
|accessdateaccess-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref><ref name="census2011pop" >{{cite web
| title = 2011 Community Profiles
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| work = Statistics Canada
| publisher =Government of Canada
| url =http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
| access-date =2014-04-09}}</ref><ref name="post office">{{Cite web
| last =National Archives
| first =Archivia Net
| title =Post Offices and Postmasters
| url =http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
| access-date =2014-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
| last =Government of Saskatchewan
| first =MRD Home
| title = Municipal Directory System
| url =http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx
| access-date =2014-07-15}}</ref><ref name="federal">{{Cite web
| last =Commissioner of Canada Elections
| first =Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
| title =Elections Canada On-line
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'''Watson''' is a [[town]] of 719777 residents in the [[ruralRural municipality]]Municipality of [[Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan|Lakeside]], 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]] 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''".
 
==Demographics==
{{canada_census
|2001_population=794
|2001_pop_delta=-5.1
|2001_land_area=2.83
|2001_pop_density=280.6
|2001_pop_rank=
|2001_median_age=43.8
|2001_median_age_m=41.4
|2001_median_age_f=47.5
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=371
|2001_mean_hh_income=31,460
|2001_access_date=2011-07-17
|2006_population=719
|2006_pop_delta=-9.4
|2006_land_area=2.83
|2006_pop_density=254.2
|2006_pop_rank=
|2006_median_age=N/A
|2006_median_age_m=N/A
|2006_median_age_f=N/A
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=362
|2006_total_pvt_dwell_usual=315
|2006_mean_hh_income=N/A
|2006_access_date=2009-02-24
}}
 
== History ==
Settlers began arriving in the early 1900s, many of them [[German American]] Catholics.<ref name="esask">{{cite webencyclopedia
|url = http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/watson.html
|title = Watson
|last = McLennan
|first = David
|workencyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
|publisher = Canadian Plains Research Center, [[University of Regina]]
|dateyear = 2006
|accessdateaccess-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref> The first post office in the area was established on April 1, 1904 and named named ''Vossen'' after its postmaster, Frank J. Vossen Jr.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001-119.01-e.php?&isn_id_nbr=11830&interval=24&&PHPSESSID=th6pffb57dccbmv6o69emd79e5
|title = Watson
Line 113 ⟶ 82:
|publisher = [[Library and Archives Canada]]
|date = January 31, 2007
|accessdateaccess-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref> It was changed to Watson on May 1, 1906, in advance of the village's incorporation on October 6, 1906.<ref name="incorp" /> The village became a town on August 1, 1908.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/english/Private/Acts/pr-w6.pdf
|title = Watson: Incorporating Village as a Town
|publisher = Government of Saskatchewan
|format = PDF
|date = August 1, 1908
|accessdateaccess-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
|url = http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=350
|title = Community Profiles: Watson
|work = SaskBiz
|publisher = Enterprise Saskatchewan
|dateyear = 2009
|accessdateaccess-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
|url = http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/santa.htm
|title = Santa Claus Watson, Saskatchewan
Line 131 ⟶ 99:
|first = Ed
|work = Large Canadian Roadside Attractions
|accessdateaccess-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.bigthings.ca/sask/watson.html
|title = Town of Watson
Line 138 ⟶ 106:
|work = Big Things: The Monuments of Canada
|date = September 17, 2002
|accessdateaccess-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref><ref name="tourism">{{cite web
|url = http://www.townofwatson.ca/tourism.html
|title = Tourism
|publisher = Town of Watson
|dateyear = 2010
|accessdateaccess-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref>
 
== Demographics ==
[[File:Cdn Bank of Commerce Watson Saskatchewan.jpg|thumb|right|Canadian Bank of Commerce<br />National Historic Site]]
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>
[[File:Watson Saskatchewan Grain Elevator.jpg|thumb|right|Grain elevator]]
{|
|{{canada_census
|2001_population=794
|2001_pop_delta=-5.1
|2001_land_area=2.83
|2001_pop_density=280.6
|2001_pop_rank=
|2001_median_age=43.8
|2001_median_age_m=41.4
|2001_median_age_f=47.5
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=371
|2001_mean_hh_income=31,460
|2001_access_date=2011-07-17
|2006_population=719
|2006_pop_delta=-9.4
|2006_land_area=2.83
|2006_pop_density=254.2
|2006_pop_rank=
|2006_median_age=N/A
|2006_median_age_m=N/A
|2006_median_age_f=N/A
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=362
|2006_total_pvt_dwell_usual=315
|2006_mean_hh_income=N/A
|2006_access_date=2009-02-24
|2011_population=777
|2011_pop_delta=8.1
|2011_land_area=2.83
|2011_pop_density=274.7
|2011_pop_rank=
|2011_median_age=48.0
|2011_median_age_m=45.5
|2011_median_age_f=49.1
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=364
|2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual=331
|2011_mean_hh_income=N/A
|2011_access_date=2012-07-08
}}
|}
 
== Geography ==
Jansen Lake, Houghton Lake, [[Lenore Lake]], Ironspring Creek, and the [[Quill Lakes]] are all close to Watson.
*'''Lat (DM)''' 52° 7' N
*'''Long (DM)''' 104° 31' 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
Jansen Lake, Houghton Lake, Lenore Lake, Ironspring Creek, Big Quill Lake and Little Quill Lake are all close to Watson.
 
== McNab Regional Park ==
==Transportation==
'''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>
The town is located at the junction of [[Saskatchewan Highway 5]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 6]].
 
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.
The [[Saskatchewan Transportation Company]] provides inter-city bus service to the town. <ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.stcbus.com/Library/Docs/Points_of_Service_Map.pdf
|title = Saskatchewan Transportation Company: Route Map
|publisher = [[Saskatchewan Transportation Company]]
|format = PDF
|date = February 2011
|accessdate = 2011-04-25}}</ref>
 
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>
===Saskatchewan railways and railway stations===
 
(historic or current)
== Transportation ==
The town is located at the junction of [[Saskatchewan Highway 5]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 6]].
 
;Railway
*Lanigan - Naicam Branch [[Canadian Pacific Railway|C.P.R]] -- serves Lanigan, Sinnett, Leroy, Romance, Watson, Daphne, Spalding<ref>{{cite book
Melfort Subdivision [[Canadian Pacific Railway|C.P.R]]—serves Lanigan, Leroy, Watson, Spalding<ref>{{cite book
|url = http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/January1925-128-129.html
|title = Waghorn's Guide
Line 179 ⟶ 178:
|location = Winnipeg
|date = January 1925
|accessdateaccess-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref>
 
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>
==Sites of interest==
The [[Canadian Bank of Commerce (Watson, Saskatchewan)|Canadian Bank of Commerce]] was constructed in 1906 in [[Greek Revival architecture]]. This building was established as a National Historic Site in 1977.<ref name="tourism" /> The building of historical significance since it was prefabricated by ''B.C. Mills, Timber & Trading Company'' and then assembled on side, this was in an attempt to establish a presence in the area before other banks arrived.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/713.pdf
|title = Heritage Property Details
|format = PDF
|accessdate = 2011-04-25}}</ref> The ''Watson and District Heritage Museum'' is currently housed in the original bank site. ''McNab Regional Park'' is a nearby campground facility with swimming pool, playground, and golf course.
 
== Notable Watsonianspeople ==
*[[Dustin Tokarski]] -– [[National Hockey League|NHL]] Goaltender
*[[Ross Lonsberry]] -– [[National Hockey League|NHL]] Player
*[[Max McNab]] -– [[National Hockey League|NHL]] Player, Coach, GM
*[[Rod Gantefoer]] -– [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] MLA, Finance Minister
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.townofwatson.ca/com}}
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~sksaskat/Saskatoon/watson-museum.html History of the Watson Museum]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansacem/watson3.html Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project - Sacred Heart Cemetery, Watson ...]
*[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E 2006 Community Profiles]
 
{{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]]
}}
{{geolinks-Canada-streetscale|52.1167|-104.5167}}
 
{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|towns=yes}}
{{SKDivision10}}
{{Authority control}}
 
[[Category:Towns in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Division No. 10, Saskatchewan]]
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