Atwater, Saskatchewan
Atwater | |
|---|---|
| Village of Atwater | |
  Location of Atwater in Saskatchewan  Atwater, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′47″N 102°08′02″W / 50.4631°N 102.1338°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southeast |
| Census division | 5 |
| Rural Municipality | Fertile Belt No. 183 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing Body | Atwater Village Council |
| • Mayor | James Ferguson |
| • Administrator | Sheila Shivak |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 30 |
| • Density | 16.7/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |   Hwy 629 |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway |
Atwater (2016 population: 30) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 and Census Division No. 5. The village is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of the city of Melville on Highway 629.
History[edit]
Atwater incorporated as a village on August 12, 1910.[1]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Atwater had a population of 27 living in 11 of its 14 total private dwellings, a change of -10% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.7/km2 (38.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Atwater recorded a population of 30 living in 14 of its 16 total private dwellings, a -3.3% change from its 2011 population of 31. With a land area of 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.8/km2 (43.4/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Atwater | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
11.5 (52.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
31 (88) |
38 (100) |
37 (99) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37 (99) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
20 (68) |
14 (57) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10 (50) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−6 (21) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.2 (−8.0) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−11 (12) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−19 (−2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42 (−44) |
−42 (−44) |
−34 (−29) |
−27 (−17) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−3 (27) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−8 (18) |
−22 (−8) |
−37 (−35) |
−43 (−45) |
−43 (−45) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.7 (0.70) |
12.4 (0.49) |
19.2 (0.76) |
19.3 (0.76) |
53.9 (2.12) |
73 (2.9) |
80.6 (3.17) |
58.7 (2.31) |
49.4 (1.94) |
25.2 (0.99) |
17.2 (0.68) |
18.6 (0.73) |
445.1 (17.52) |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 July 2010
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