Place:Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, Canada

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NameAberdeen
TypeVillage
Coordinates52.326°N 106.291°W
Located inSaskatchewan, Canada     (1907 - )
Also located inAberdeen No. 373, Saskatchewan, Canada    
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A community of 622 people, Aberdeen is located 18 minutes north-east of Saskatoon, just off Highway 41.

Named to honour John Campbell Gordon, Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair (1847-1934,) Governor General of Canada from 1893 to 1898. Source:Russell, E. T. What's in a Name : The Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names

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