Kindersley was incorporated in 1910 and took its name from Sir Robert Kindersley, who served as Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1915 to 1925 and was a major shareholder in the Canadian Northern Railway. The railway made the community a divisional point on its line between Saskatoon and Calgary. Canadian Northern was later nationalized and folded into Canadian National Railways in 1918.
Today the town sits along Highway 7 at its junction with Highway 21, and it serves as an industrial base and service centre for the oil and gas industry and for agriculture in west-central Saskatchewan. The Bakken shale oil and gas play has added to the local economy since 2009. In 2016 the town applied to the province for city status, arguing that its population had held above 5,000 for several years, though that status had not been granted as of 2022.
Kindersley marked its 100th birthday in 2010. It is known for its sports facilities, including the West Central Events Centre, home of the SJHL Klippers, and for hosting provincial and national curling, baseball and hockey events. Each year the town holds an Indoor Rodeo and Trade Show in June and the four-day Goose Festival in September.
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