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Town in Saskatchewan, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lemberg is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It was founded by ethnic German immigrants from Lviv (Austria-Hungary, now Ukraine), for which the German name was "Lemberg", as part of the Great Economic Emigration away from Galicia and Lodomeria[5][6] starting in the mid to late-1800s.
Lemberg | |
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Nickname: Community In Motion | |
Location of Lemberg in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 50.732°N 103.195°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | No. 5 |
Rural Municipality | No. 185 |
Post office established | 1904 |
Village Incorporated | July 12, 1904 |
Town Incorporated | September 1, 1907 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Murray Clarke |
• Governing body | Lemberg Town Council |
Area | |
• Land | 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 614 m (2,014 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 313 |
• Density | 102.7/km2 (266/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0A 2B0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Highway 22 |
Website | Town of Lemberg |
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The first post office opened on July 15, 1904.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lemberg had a population of 266 living in 130 of its 153 total private dwellings, a change of -15% from its 2016 population of 313. With a land area of 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 99.6/km2 (258.0/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
As of 2011[update], Lemberg was home to four places of worship: Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grace United Church, and the Pentecostal Assembly. A Baptist church once stood just south of Lemberg, but as of 2011[update] all that remained was the cemetery.
Lemberg is the home of North Valley High School (grades 7-12). North Valley Elementary School (grades K-6) is located in the neighbouring town of Neudorf.
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