Herschel, Saskatchewan

Herschel is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the seat of the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318 and held village status prior to December 31, 2006. The population was 30 people in 2016. The community is located 37 km northwest of the town of Rosetown at the intersection of Highway 31 and Highway 656, along a now abandoned section of the Kerrobert-Rosetown Canadian Pacific Railway line. Herschel is the home of the Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre. The Vancouver-based backpack manufacturer Herschel Supply Co., founded by Lyndon and Jamie Cormack in 2009, adopted the name of Herschel, the town where three generations of their family grew up.

Herschel
Special service area
Special Service Area of Herschel
Location of Herschel in Saskatchewan
Herschel, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51.655°N 108.423°W / 51.655; -108.423
Country Canada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division12
Rural MunicipalityMountain View
Post office founded1911
Incorporated (Village)1910
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Area
  Total1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total30
  Density22.2/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0L 1L0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 31
Highway 656
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway
WaterwaysEagle Creek
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