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Davis, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 53°07′33″N 105°38′20″W / 53.12572°N 105.63887°W / 53.12572; -105.63887
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Davis is an unincorporated community south of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Davis was once a village but has since shrunk to a handful of houses. It is just northwest of the Muskoday First Nation and southeast of Prince Albert. Davis was named for Senator Thomas Osborne Davis a prominent Prince Albert merchant and Liberal Party member in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Davis is located in the Aspen parkland biome.

Education

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Most students go to Osborne School a few miles south of Davis. High School students go to one of the high schools in Prince Albert.

Osborne School
Address
Map
R.R. #2, Site 10, Comp #48

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S6V 5P9
Information
School typeElementary
School boardSaskatchewan Rivers School Division
PrincipalIna Holmen
GradesK to 8
Enrolment99+
Education systemPublic
Colour(s)Black and Yellow   
SportsBasketball
Track & Field
Volleyball
Badminton
Team nameOsborne Stingers
WebsiteOsborne School

An old one room school house still stands. It even has an old fashioned school bell on it.

Further reading

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  • What's in a Name - The Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names, Western Producer Prairie Books, E.T. Russell
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53°07′33″N 105°38′20″W / 53.12572°N 105.63887°W / 53.12572; -105.63887