Davis, Saskatchewan

Location of Davis in Saskatchewan

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 north of the Muskoday First Nation. 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

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
R.R. #2, Site 10, Comp #48
Prince Albert, Canada, Saskatchewan, S6V 5P9
Information
School type Elementary
School board Saskatchewan Rivers School Division
Principal Ina Holmen
Grades K to 8
Enrolment 99+
Education system Public
School colour(s) Black and Yellow         
Sports Basketball
Track & Field
Volleyball
Badminton
Team name Osborne Stingers
Website Osborne School

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

References

    Further reading

    • Whats in Name:The Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names, Western Producer Prairie Books, E.T. Russell


    North: Prince Albert
    West: Red Deer Hill Davis East: Muskoday First Nation
    South: Fenton


    Coordinates: 53°07′33″N 105°38′20″W / 53.12572°N 105.63887°W / 53.12572; -105.63887

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