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{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Watson
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Saskatchewan
| coordinates = {{coord|52|7|N|104|31|W|region:CA-SK|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[Canada]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Saskatchewan]]
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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.]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts|Provincial Constituency]] [[Melfort (provincial electoral district)|Melfort]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|M.L.A.]]
| area_magnitude = 9
| area_total_km2 = 2.83
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 777697
| population_as_of = 20112016
| population_density_km2 = 274.7
| timezone =
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|publisher = Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs
|format = PDF
|accessdateaccess-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref><ref name="census2011pop" >{{cite web
| title = 2011 Community Profiles
| work = Statistics Canada
| publisher =Government of Canada
| url =http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
| accessdateaccess-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
| accessdateaccess-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
| accessdateaccess-date =2014-07-15}}</ref><ref name="federal">{{Cite web
| last =Commissioner of Canada Elections
| first =Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
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'''Watson''' is a [[town]] of 777 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]]. 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 ==
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]]
|year = 2006
|accessdateaccess-date = 2011-04-25}}</ref> The first post office in the area was established on April 1, 1904 and 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
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|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
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|publisher = Enterprise Saskatchewan
|year = 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
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|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
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|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
|year = 2010
|accessdateaccess-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.▼
*'''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 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.
 
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>
 
▲== Transportation ==
The town is located at the junction of [[Saskatchewan Highway 5]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 6]].
 
===;Railway===
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
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|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>
 
== 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]
 
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[[Category:Towns in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Division No. 10, Saskatchewan]]
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