Kindersley, Sask, Town, pop 4548 (2001c), 4679 (1996c), 4572 (1991c), 4912 (1986c), area 12.54 km2, inc 1911, is located in W-central Saskatchewan, 200 km SW of Saskatoon and 65 km E of the Alberta border. The town quickly developed into a service centre for the surrounding agricultural area after the CNR laid steel through the townsite in 1909. By 1911 it had a population more than 1000. Sir Robert Kindersley, a heavy stockholder in CNR at that time, was honoured by having the town named after him. Agriculture remains the most important element in Kindersley's economy; however, oil and natural gas wells north of the town have provided some diversification.