Eastend
Eastend | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Maple Avenue, downtown Eastend | |
| Nickname: Dinocountry | |
Eastend Eastend | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′50″N 108°49′10″W / 49.5139°N 108.8195°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | White Valley No. 49 |
| Post Office Founded | January 1, 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alan Howard |
| • Administrator | Tracey Schacher |
| • MLA | Doug Steele |
| • MP | Jeremy Patzer |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 607 |
| • Density | 232.5/km2 (602/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0N 0T0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 13 Highway 18 |
| Waterways | Frenchman River |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | Eastend, Saskatchewan |
Eastend is a town in south-west part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, situated approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) north of the Montana border and 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of the Alberta border.
The town is best known for the nearby discovery of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Scotty" in 1994. The town has used the discovery of this fossil as the main centrepiece in the construction of a museum called the T.rex Discovery Centre, which opened on May 30, 2003. The centre is operated by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, and contains the RSM Fossil Research Station.