Battleford, Saskatchewan
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Battleford is a town located just across the river from North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. The town was founded in 1875 as a fur trading post and NWMP (Northwest Mounted Police, now Royal Canadian Mounted Police). Between 1876 and 1883, Battleford was the territorial capital of the Northwest Territories (now Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, northern Quebec, northern Ontario and the Northwest Territories) and the NWMP fort [1](Fort Battleford) located there played an important role in the 1885 Northwest Rebellion.
Government House, the seat of government of the NWT from 1876-1883, burned down on July 7, 2003.
Battleford and North Battleford are collectively referred to as The Battlefords by Saskatchewan residents.
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
| Population: | 3,820 (-2.9% from 1996) |
| Land area: | 23.3 km² |
| Population density: | 164 people/km² |
| Median age: | 37.8 (males: 37.4, females: 38.0) |
| Total private dwellings: | 1,466 |
| Mean household income: | $42,188 |
| North: North Battleford | ||
| West: Cut Knife | Battleford | East: Blaine Lake |
| South: Wilkie |
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