Davis is an unincorporated community south of
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada, after Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. It is situated near the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway ...
, Canada. Davis was once a village but has since shrunk to a handful of houses. It is just northwest of the
Muskoday First Nation
The Muskoday First Nation (, formerly the John Smith First Nation) is a First Nation band government in Saskatchewan, Canada, composed of Cree and Saulteaux peoples. The First Nation has a registered population of 1,828 people as of September 2 ...
and southeast of
Prince Albert
Prince Albert most commonly refers to:
*Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1861), consort of Queen Victoria
*Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco
Prince Albert may also refer to:
Royalty
* Alb ...
. Davis was named for Senator
Thomas Osborne Davis a prominent Prince Albert merchant and
Liberal Party
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The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ...
member in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Davis is located in the
Aspen parkland
Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of ecotone, transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections, namely the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area ...
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.
An old one room school house still stands. It even has an old fashioned school bell on it.
Further reading
*''What's in a Name - The Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names'', Western Producer Prairie Books, E.T. Russell
External links
Map showing location of Davis
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan
Division No. 15, Saskatchewan
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