Simpson sits on Highway 2 between Regina and Saskatoon. The first homesteaders arrived in 1904: George, John and Robert Simpson, Bill Grieve, William Cole and E.C. Howie.
The post office was founded in 1911 by Herman Bergren and Joseph Newman, while the Canadian Pacific Railway was being built through the area. The community takes its name from George Simpson, a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. Simpson incorporated as a village on July 11, 1911, and the administrative office of the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281 is located there.
The municipality's earlier office was designated a municipal heritage site on April 5, 1982, and it now houses the Simpson district museum. Visitors to the area also head to nearby Last Mountain Lake, home to North America's oldest bird sanctuary, as well as the conservation areas and regional park around Last Mountain Lake and Long Lake. Manitou Beach and the historic Danceland dance hall, at nearby Watrous, are another major draw.
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