Melville is a small Canadian city located in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan. It was declared a city by the province in 1960. The city is 89.69 miles (144 km) north east of the provincial capital of Regina and 26.87 miles (43 km) south west of Yorkton. According to The World Gazetteer, it has a 2004 population of approximately 4,300.
According to What's in a Name?: The Story Behind Saskatchewan Places and Names by E. T. Russell, People P...
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Melville is a small Canadian city located in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan. It was declared a city by the province in 1960. The city is 89.69 miles (144 km) north east of the provincial capital of Regina and 26.87 miles (43 km) south west of Yorkton. According to The World Gazetteer, it has a 2004 population of approximately 4,300.
According to What's in a Name?: The Story Behind Saskatchewan Places and Names by E. T. Russell, People Places Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames by Bill Barry the city was named for Charles Melville Hays, who at the time of the settlement's initial construction was the president of the Grand Trunk Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
Pearl Park was the area's first post office established in 1905 near the Pearl creek, a tributary of the Qu'Appelle River.
The economic boom of Saskatchewan has led to an increase of nearly 200 residents in Melville over the past year (2007-2008). Although Melville is currently Saskatchewan's smallest city,...
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