Bracken (Saskatchewan)
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 The route of the Great Western Railway with a view of the Bracken grain elevator . |
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| Province : | Saskatchewan | ||
| Region: | southwest | ||
| Rural municipality: | Lone Tree No. 18th | ||
| Coordinates : | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 108 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 887 m | ||
| Area : | 60 ha | ||
| Residents : | 20 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 33.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Central Time ( UTC − 6 ) | ||
| Postal code : | S0N 0G0 | ||
| Area code : | +1 306 | ||
| Mayor : | Susan Wiens | ||
Bracken is a village ( Village ) in the town of Lone Tree No. 18 . It is in the extreme southwest of the Census Division No. 4 .
The place is named after John Bracken , the former Prime Minister of the Province of Manitoba and chairman of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Bracken is located approximately 131 km south of Swift Current on Highway 18 . The border with the United States is about 20 km south.
Bracken has an area of 0.60 km² and lies at an elevation of 887 m (2,910 feet) above sea level.
Neighboring places
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Attractions
- The Grasslands National Park , which has existed since 1981, is located in close proximity to the border of the state of Montana.
- The southwestern Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park between Saskatchewan and Alberta is Canada's first and only interprovincial national park.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, Bracken had a population of 35. By 2006, that number had decreased by 28.6% to 25. The number of private households was 15. After a census in 2011, the population increased by 20 compared to 2006 % to 30. Currently around 20 people live in the village, the number of inhabitants thus fell by 33.3% to 20. The number of private households fell from 15 to 13.