Davis, 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 northwest of the Muskoday First Nation and southeast of Prince Albert. 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.

Location of Davis in Saskatchewan

Education
See also: Saskatchewan Rivers School Division and Prince Albert Catholic School Division

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 typeElementary
School boardSaskatchewan Rivers School Division
PrincipalIna Holmen
GradesK to 8
Enrolment99+
Education systemPublic
Colour(s)Black and Yellow   
SportsBasketball
Track & Field
Volleyball
Badminton
Team nameOsborne Stingers
WebsiteOsborne School

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


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