Borden, Saskatchewan

Borden
Village
Grain elevator in Borden.
Borden
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	16
Rural Municipality	Great Bend No. 405
Post office Founded	1905
Incorporated (Village)	1909
Government
• Mayor	David Buckingham
• Town Administrator	Barry Hvidston
• Governing body	Borden Town Council
Area
• Total	0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	245
• Density	323.1/km2 (837/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
Postal code	S0K 0N0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Hwy 16 (TCH) Hwy 685
Website	[1]

Borden (2011 population 245) is a village in Great Bend Rural Municipality No. 405, Saskatchewan, Canada. Borden is named after former Canadian prime minister Sir Robert Borden. An abandoned arch bridge of the same name (Borden Bridge) is located to the southeast and once carried Highway 16 across the North Saskatchewan River.

Demographics

Business district, Shepard Street and First Avenue

Notable people

• Robert Wardhaugh, born 1967, in Borden, Saskatchewan is an award-winning History professor at the University of Western Ontario.
• David Orchard, (born June 28, 1950, in Borden, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian political figure and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Dr Bryan Pidwerbesky, born 1962, in Borden, Saskatchewan is an award-winning and internationally recognised leader in road engineering, based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

External links

• Village of Borden
• Municipal Directory Saskatchewan - Village of Borden