Rural Municipality of Kelvington No. 366

Kelvington is a rural municipality located in Southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. The independently governed town of Kelvington lies within the geographical borders of the R.M., as does the Yellowquill 90 First Nations Indian reserve, but neither is technically part of Kelvington No. 366. The town was named for William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin scientist and inventor. The population of the town was 866 in 2006, whereas the R.M. had a population of 514 and Yellowquill had a population of 420. Source: Statistics Canada

Kelvington is referred to by some residents as "Canada's hockey factory." It is the hometown of NHL players Barry Melrose, Joe Kocur and Wendel Clark.

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Coordinates: 52°20′04″N 103°37′33″W / 52.33444°N 103.62583°W / 52.33444; -103.62583

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