Yorkton
Yorkton | |
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| City of Yorkton | |
Downtown on Broadway Street | |
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| Motto: "Where Good Things Happen" | |
Yorkton Yorkton | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′50″N 102°27′46″W / 51.21389°N 102.46278°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Incorporated village | July 15, 1894 |
| Incorporated town | 1900 |
| Incorporated city | February 1, 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor and Council |
| • Mayor | Aaron Kienle |
| • MLA | David Chan (SKP) |
| • MP | Cathay Wagantall (CON) |
| Area | |
• City | 25.77 km2 (9.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 16,280 |
| • Density | 449.8/km2 (1,165/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 18,905 |
| • Metro density | 22.4/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 306 / 639 |
| Highways | Highway 16 / Highway 9 / Highway 10 / Highway 52 |
| Post office established | January 1, 1884 |
| Website | City of Yorkton |
Yorkton is a city located in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about 300 kilometres (190 mi) southeast of Saskatoon and 450 kilometres (280 mi) northwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba and is the sixth-largest city in the province. Yorkton was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1928. The city is bordered by the rural municipalities of Orkney to the north, west, and south, and Wallace on the east.