Livability
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Latest · 2018 · of 415
Saskatchewan
Swift Current
Creek camp to CPR stop
Swift Current in brief
Swift Current grew beside Swift Current Creek, a First Nations camp for centuries on water that empties into the South Saskatchewan at Lake Diefenbaker. Cree speakers linked the name to kisiskâciwan, water that flows swiftly, and fur traders later called it rivière au Courant.
The CPR turned the creek stop into a division point on the Trans-Canada corridor west of Moose Jaw. By 2021 the city counted about 16,750 people, still using the creek valley parks and Kinetic Park fairgrounds as the social middle of town.
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City Score over time
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Worth knowing in Swift Current
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Swift Current is the sixth-largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway, 177 kilometres (110 mi) west of Moose Jaw, 223 kilometres (139 mi) east of Medicine Hat, Alberta, and 254 kilometres (158 mi) west of the provincial capital city, Regina.
As of 2021, Swift Current has an estimated population of 16,750, a growth of 0.
Swift Current is often nicknamed Speedy Creek and sits on the Trans-Canada Highway in southwest Saskatchewan.
Places to see
Swift Current Creek / Kinetic Park heritage
Swift Current grew as a CPR division point on the prairie; its creek valley parks and fairgrounds still anchor community life.
