Pilger, Saskatchewan: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m dab |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 173: | Line 173: | ||
== Culture == |
== Culture == |
||
Pilger is home to the popular Annual Pilger Pumpkin Growing Contest. In the weeks leading up to the festival, locals of Pilger will gather to talk about the competitors and their chances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.true-north-life.com/2010/07/departation-and-thoughts.html |title=True North: Departation and Thoughts | accessdate=2010-07-09}}</ref> |
Pilger is home to the popular Annual Pilger Pumpkin Growing Contest. In the weeks leading up to the festival, locals of Pilger will gather to talk about the competitors and their chances and drink beer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.true-north-life.com/2010/07/departation-and-thoughts.html |title=True North: Departation and Thoughts | accessdate=2010-07-09}}</ref> |
||
==Climate== |
==Climate== |
||
Revision as of 22:13, 13 September 2012
Village of Pilger | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 15 |
| Rural Municipality | Three Lakes No. 400 |
| Post office Founded | N/A |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gloria Struck |
| • Administrator | Kim L. Fisher |
| • Governing body | Pilger Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 74 |
| • Density | 165.0/km2 (427/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 3G0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 20 |
| Waterways | Houghton Lake Lenore Lake Middle Lake Basin Lake |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Pilger is a small village in Saskatchewan, Canada, located one hundred kilometers north east of Saskatoon. Its population hovers at about one hundred people. The only industry in town is farming and a bar.
Demographics
Canada census – Pilger, Saskatchewan community profile
| Population |
|---|
| Land area |
| Population density |
| Median age |
| Private dwellings |
| Median household income |
Culture
Pilger is home to the popular Annual Pilger Pumpkin Growing Contest. In the weeks leading up to the festival, locals of Pilger will gather to talk about the competitors and their chances and drink beer.[7]
Climate
| Climate data for Pilger | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
10 (50) |
17.5 (63.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.1 (8.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10 (50) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.3 (−0.9) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−7 (19) |
3.3 (37.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11 (52) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−7 (19) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.5 (−10.3) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−20 (−4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.4 (−56.9) |
−47.8 (−54.0) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−2 (28) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.2 (0.87) |
14.9 (0.59) |
20.1 (0.79) |
27.4 (1.08) |
47.4 (1.87) |
71.3 (2.81) |
75.6 (2.98) |
56.1 (2.21) |
40.5 (1.59) |
23.7 (0.93) |
15.9 (0.63) |
20.1 (0.79) |
435.3 (17.14) |
| Source: Environment Canada[8] | |||||||||||||
See also
Places adjacent to Pilger, Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
Footnotes
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System (– Scholar search)
{{citation}}: External link in|format= - ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "True North: Departation and Thoughts". Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 12 December 2010
External links
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project
- GeoNames Query
- 2006 Community Profiles
Subdivisions of Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
| Subdivisions | |
| Communities | |
| Cities | |
| Topics | |
