Davidson

History

In 1902 Colonel Andrew Duncan Davidson, an enthusiastic entrepreneur from Glencoe, Ontario, came to Saskatchewan in hopes of creating a 'midway' settlement between the cities of Regina and Saskatoon. With agriculture as one of his driving passions, Davidson, through the Saskatchewan Valley Land Company, purchased from the railway and the federal government in an area where the soil was particularly suitable for grain farming. Davidson organized a train route that travelled from Chicago to Saskatoon; making one stop in Davidson on the way. This train route brought American bankers, entrepreneurs and newspapermen in hopes of starting up new businesses in the area. With the expansion of the community underway, Davidson also managed to sell more than of land in the area. Within a short period of time, Davidson, which was declared the name of the community, was nicknamed the 'Midway Town' because of its central location. On 15 November 1906, Davidson was officially declared a town. During World War II the Royal Canadian Air Force built and operated RCAF Station Davidson as a component of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The station was constructed on a site east of the town. This site should not be confused with Davidson Municipal Airport which is adjacent to the town, on the south end.

Geography

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Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,294
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,161
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,001
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,644
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,572
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,515
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  1,382
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,281

Most recent

• M 4 — 2026-04-14
  21 km NNE of Shawville, Canada
• M 2.8 — 2023-07-08
  14 km NW of Saint-Boniface, Canada
• M 2.6 — 2023-07-04
  35 km ESE of Saint-Raphaël, Canada
• M 2.5 — 2022-05-10
  southern Ontario, Canada
• M 2.7 — 2020-02-02
  10 km WSW of Saint-Boniface, Canada
• M 2.9 — 2018-07-19
  17 km SW of Petawawa, Canada