Yorkton

Yorkton is a metropolis located in south-japanese Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about 450 kilometres north-west of Winnipeg and three hundred kilometres south-east of Saskatoon and is the sixth biggest inside the province. As of 2017 the census population of the metropolis become 19,643. Yorkton has had a growth price of 4.3% when you consider that 2011. Yorkton become founded in 1882 and included as a city in 1928. The metropolis is bordered with the aid of the RM of Orkney No. 244 to the west and the RM of Wallace No. 243 at the east.

In 1882 a group of businessmen and traders shaped the York Farmers Colonization Company. Authorized to difficulty up to $300,000 in debentures and lenient authorities credit score phrases on land purchases recommended corporation representatives to visit the District of Assiniboia of the North-West Territories with the motive to view some crown land available near the Manitoba border. They were impressed with what they noticed and the institution purchased portions of 6 townships near the Little Whitesand River for the reason of settlement and to establish a centre for change there. This centre would come to be referred to as York Colony.