Cupar, Saskatchewan
| Town of Cupar | |
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| — Town — | |
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| Coordinates: 50°57′00″N 104°13′00″W / 50.95°N 104.2167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural Municipality | Cupar No. 218 |
| Post office | 1903 |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Don Jeworski |
| • Administrator | Linda Nameth |
| • Governing body | Town of Cupar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.80 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,001 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 566 |
| • Density | 710.4/km2 (1,839.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0G 0Y0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway |
| Waterways | |
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Cupar is a town 75 kilometres northeast of Regina. Cupar is settled on the flat plains 45 kilometers north of the scenic Qu'Appelle Valley.
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[edit] History
Cupar became a village in 1905 and received its name from Canadian Pacific Railway official for the town of Cupar in Fife, Scotland. The town celebrated its centennial in 2005. Cupar is proud to the be home of the talented, nationally known artist Jacqueline Berting of the Berting Glass studio located north of the town. Her most famous work to date is the "The Glass Wheatfield", encompassing 14,000 waist high glass wheat stalks, each piece individually hand cut and lamp worked. Berting calls her work "A Salute to the Canadian farmer." The town has been made famous for the Cupar Gopher Drop, a unique lottery held every summer. Stuffed toy gophers (Richardson's Ground Squirrels) labelled with numbers are dropped from a hot-air balloon along with numbered gopher holes. The "owner" of the gopher that lands nearest Hole 1 wins first prize, and so on.
[edit] Demographics
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[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Cupar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
9 (48) |
21.1 (70.0) |
31 (88) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
40 (104) |
35.6 (96.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
40 (104) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17 (1) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−6 (21) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−6 (21) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −23.1 (−9.6) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9 (48) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.4 (−47.9) |
−45 (−49) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−11 (12) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−15 (5) |
−22 (−8) |
−39 (−38) |
−45 (−49) |
−45 (−49) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18.1 (0.713) |
12.8 (0.504) |
18.6 (0.732) |
24.5 (0.965) |
52.1 (2.051) |
73.2 (2.882) |
67.9 (2.673) |
49.9 (1.965) |
37.6 (1.48) |
21.7 (0.854) |
13.6 (0.535) |
21.4 (0.843) |
411.3 (16.193) |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
[edit] See also
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Raymore | Punnichy | Leross | |
| Markinch |  |
Dysart | ||
 Cupar  |
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| Regina | Qu'Appelle Valley | Fort Qu'Appelle |
[edit] References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net (1903-07-01), Post Offices and Postmasters, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html[dead link]
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 24 July 2010
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 50°57′N 104°12′W / 50.95°N 104.2°W
