Dankin

Coordinates: 51°22′N 109°28′W / 51.367°N 109.467°W / 51.367; -109.467
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Dankin
Former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool No. 834 and "B" grain elevators in Dankin.
Former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool No. 834 and "B" grain elevators in Dankin.
Dankin is located in Saskatchewan
Dankin
Location of Dankin in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°13′28″N 109°16′49″W / 51.224334°N 109.280246°W / 51.224334; -109.280246
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionSouthwest Saskatchewan
Census division8
Rural MunicipalityNewcombe
Government
 • Governing bodyRural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260
Population
 (2016)
 • Total0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 44
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway
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Dankin is an unincorporated community[2] in Newcombe Rural Municipality No. 260, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located 9 km east of the Town of Eatonia on highway 44 along the Canadian National Railway subdivision. The name "Dankin" is a combination of the last names of Bob Daniels and Bill King, early settlers in the area.[3]

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  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved August 21, 2011
  2. ^ "Dankin, Saskatchewan". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.

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51°22′N 109°28′W / 51.367°N 109.467°W / 51.367; -109.467